Immigration Shocks and Perceptions of Crime: Evidence from Chile

• In Event: Governing Public Goods & Protections: Immigration, Human Development, and Elections

Brief Overview

Can a sudden increase in immigration change perceptions of crime? We use administrative and survey data from Chile to analyze the effect of immigration shocks. We show that they lead to greater concerns about criminality.

Authors

• Giancarlo Visconti, Purdue University

• Fernando Severino, University of Minnesota