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Trade Networks, Heroin Markets, and the Labor Market Outcomes of Vietnam Veterans

Lonsky, Jakub; Ruiz, Isabel; Vargas-Silva, Carlos - 2021

The role of ethnic immigrant networks in facilitating international trade is a well-established phenomenon in the literature. However, it is less clear whether this relationship extends to illegal trade and unauthorized immigrants. In this paper, we tackle this question by focusing on the case...

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Economic Shocks and Crime: Evidence from the Brazilian Trade Liberalization

Dix-Carneiro, Rafael; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Ulysse, Gabriel - 2017

potential determinants of crime, such as labor market conditions, public goods provision, and income inequality. We propose a …This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in … tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime following liberalization. Next, we investigate through what …

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Finance, Trade, Man and Machines: A New-Ricardian Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson Model

Marjit, Sugata; Das, Gouranga G. - 2023

policy implications for role of financial development and quality of institutions for innovation and economic development …

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Law enforcement, social control and organized crime. Evidence from local government dismissals in Italy

Cingano, Federico; Tonello, Marco - 2020

related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …

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Gulags, Crime, and Elite Violence: Origins and Consequences of the Russian Mafia

Lonsky, Jakub - 2020

dramatic rise in crime driven by elite violence which erupted shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The …

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On the Tragedy of Mass Shooting: the Crime Effects

Gunadi, Christian - 2021

beyond those immediately exposed to the incidents. In this paper, I examine the crime consequences of mass shootings. I … property crime rate by about 4%. …

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Business Disruptions Due to Social Vulnerability and Criminal Activities in Urban Areas

Drydakis, Nick - 2024

This study investigates the relationship between social vulnerability, illegal activities, and location-based business disruptions in Athens, the capital of Greece. The research utilises repeated cross-sectional data from 2008, 2014, and 2023, gathered from areas with high levels of criminal...

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The #MeToo Movement and Judges' Gender Gap in Decisions

Cai, Xiqian; Chen, Shuai; Cheng, Zhengquan - 2024

Gender inequality and discrimination still persist, even though the gender gap in the labor market has been gradually …

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Robots, Meaning, and Self-Determination

Nikolova, Milena; Cnossen, Femke - 2022

We are the first to examine the impact of robotization on work meaningfulness and autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which are key for motivation and human flourishing at work. Using worker-level data from 13 industries in 20 European countries and OLS and instrumental variables estimations,...

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Just another cog in the machine? A worker-level view of robotization and tasks

Nikolova, Milena; Lepinteur, Anthony; Cnossen, Femke - 2023

Using survey data from 20 European countries, we construct novel worker-level indices of routine, abstract, social, and physical tasks, which we combine with industry-level robotization exposure. Our conceptual framework builds on the insight that robotization simultaneously replaces, creates,...

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