Economic shocks and crime: evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalization

This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as a natural experiment generating exogenous shocks to local economies. We document that regions exposed to larger tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Dix-Carneiro, R, Soares, R, Ulyssea, G
Formáid: Journal article
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: American Economic Association 2018