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Bove, Vincenzo, Elia, Leandro and Ferraresi, Massimiliano (2023) Immigration, fear of crime and public spending on security. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 39 (1). pp. 235-280. doi:10.1093/jleo/ewab021 ISSN 8756-6222.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewab021
Abstract
We explore the relation between immigration, crime, and local government spending on security in Italian municipalities. We find that immigration increases the share of public resources devoted to police protection, particularly when migrants are culturally distant from the native population. We uncover a misalignment between perception and reality, as immigration is associated to fear of future crimes rather than the actual probability of being victim of a crime. We also demonstrate that immigration from culturally distant societies corresponds to a deterioration in civic cooperation and interpersonal trust, which can affect perceptions of safety and the demand for police services.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration U Military Science > U Military Science (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Italy -- Emigration and immigration, Immigrants -- Italy, Crime -- Italy -- Sociological aspects, Noncitizen criminals -- Italy -- Prevention, Local government -- Italy -- Finance, Expenditures, Public , Government spending policy -- Italy, National security -- Finance -- Italy | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 8756-6222 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | March 2023 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 39 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 235-280 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/jleo/ewab021 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 December 2021 |
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