Název:
Forced migration and crime: evidence from the 2014 immigration wave to Russia
Autoři:
Shcherbov, Arsenii Typ dokumentu: Výzkumné zprávy
Rok:
2024
Jazyk:
eng
Edice: CERGE-EI Working Paper Series, svazek: 782
Abstrakt: Recent years have spurred significant migration movements, underscoring the need to understand their impacts. This study explores a widely-debated correlation between crime and migration. Specifically, I investigate the 2014 migration wave, studying the response of Russian crime rates to the influx of immigrants from Ukraine. I approximate local crime rates using court data on sentencing decisions and describe relevant migration flows with internet search activity. The application of the difference-in-differences method reveals positive effects for property crime sentencing and the heterogeneous response of violent crime sentencing. The findings of this study are policy-relevant and could prove beneficial in understanding and mitigating the effects of future migration waves.
Klíčová slova:
crime; migration; Russia