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Immigration, Employment Opportunities, and Criminal Behavior by Matthew Freedman; Emily Owens; Sarah Bohn is a Economics, Econometrics and Finance article available to read on EtoBox.

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We take advantage of provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which granted legal resident status to long-time unauthorized residents but created new obstacles to employment for more recent immigrants, to explore how employment opportunities affect criminal behavior. Exploiting administrative data on the criminal justice involvement of individuals in San Antonio, Texas and using a triple-differences strategy, we find evidence of an increase in felony charges filed against residents most likely to be negatively affected by IRCA's employment regulations. Our results suggest a strong relationship between access to legal jobs and criminal behavior. (JEL J15, J18, J61, K37, K42, R23)

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Author

Matthew Freedman; Emily Owens; Sarah Bohn

Publisher

American Economic Association

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)