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Does immigration cause crime? : evidence from Spain

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de Economíaes
dc.contributor.authorAlonso-Borrego, César
dc.contributor.authorGaroupa, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorVázquez, Pablo
dc.contributor.editorUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-12T11:51:11Z
dc.date.available2011-04-12T11:51:11Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between crime and immigration has been a matter of controversy in the US and around the world. This paper investigates empirically the case of Spain. From 1999 to 2009, Spain has had a large wave of immigration from different areas of the globe. At the same time, crime rates have increased. However, by comparison with other European countries that have received similar massive immigration waves during the same period, crime rates in Spain have increased less considerably. We show that there is a significant relationship between crime and immigration. Nevertheless, the explanation is found in the specific characteristics of the different immigration groups, particularly in the amount and type of human capital, which is a result largely in tune with previous studies on US immigration and crime.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis paper is based on a larger project developed by FEDEA on the economics and sociology of immigration in Spain (2008). Garoupa acknowledges the financial support of the European Commission, MMECC (EC Project 044422) and Alonso-Borrego acknowledges the financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Grant ECO2009-11165).
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/aler/ahr019
dc.identifier.issn2340-5031
dc.identifier.repecwe1108
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/10715
dc.identifier.uxxiDT/0000000890
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUC3M Working papers. Economics
dc.relation.ispartofseries11-08
dc.relation.projectIDGobierno de España. ECO2009-11165
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahr019
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subject.ecienciaEconomía
dc.subject.otherImmigration
dc.subject.otherCrime
dc.subject.otherSpain
dc.titleDoes immigration cause crime? : evidence from Spain
dc.typeworking paper*
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