This paper estimates the effect of local labor market conditions on crime in a developing country with high crime rates …. Contrary to the previous literature, which has focused exclusively on developed countries with relatively low crime rates, we … large relative increases in crime rates in the medium term, but these effects virtually disappear in the long term. This …

Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic … migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … access to formal employment, and face partial mobility restrictions, we find that total crime per person (including natives …

Empirical evidence reveals that unemployment tends to increase property crime but that it has no effect on violent … crime. To explain these facts, we examine a model of criminal gangs and suggest that there is a substitution effect between … property crime and violent crime at work. In the model, non-monetary valuation of gang membership is private knowledge. Thus …