Internal Migration and Crime in Brazil
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4362053 |
|---|---|
| Autores | E M Egger (0000-0002-0632-495X, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, autor de correspondencia), Eva-Maria Egger |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 71 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 223-259 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Economic Development and Cultural Change (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0013-0079 • E-ISSN: 1539-2988 |
| Editorial | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/714740 |
| OpenAlex | W3154253877 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 38 |
Research suggests that the social effects of internal migration may be substantially different from those associated with international immigration. In this paper, I provide the first evidence of the effect of internal migration on crime with panel data from Brazilian microregiões (microregions). Using local labor demand shocks as an instrumental variable, I find that a 10% increase in the in-migration rate translates to a 9.4% increase in the homicide rate in destination areas. I propose that the effect is driven by intermediating labor market effects and not by the migrants themselves. Exploring these possible channels, I do not find that crime-prone migrants drive the results. The effect is only significant in locations with high past crime rates, indicating crime inertia, and in places with a small informal sector, suggesting that the impact of internal migration is conditioned by the ability of local labor markets to accommodate migrants. This finding is supported by a negative effect of in-migration on formal employment in rigid markets and a positive effect on unemployment among young men, with the latter explaining most of the total effect
Crime rate · Criminology · Demographic economics · Developing country · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Homicide · Immigration · Instrumental variable · Internal migration · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Unemployment · Unemployment rate · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citas por año | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |