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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Published in:American economic journal. Applied economics 2018-10, Vol.10 (4), p.158-195
Main Authors: Dix-Carneiro, Rafael, Soares, Rodrigo R., Ulyssea, Gabriel
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Income inequality
Labor market
Local economy
Public goods
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