Together with @zuchowskidavid.bsky.social, we study how a large inflow of Ukrainian refugees to Poland shaped local crime perception. Most research looks at actual crime, but much less at how migration affects perceived safety. Using a new dataset on safety concerns, we explore this link 📈

📢 New Working Paper! 🔍💡Most empirical research finds that immigration has no effect on crime. Nevertheless, public concerns about immigration and crime persist, possibly driven by misperceptions.

@mateusamaciel.bsky.social presents “Digital Highways to Development” @taxobservatory.bsky.social @fundacioieb.bsky.social WS Using Brazil’s staggered 3G/4G rollout, he shows that better mobile internet boosts economic activity—and local tax revenues. Infrastructure as a path out of the poverty trap

It was an amazing experience! Thanks for all the comments 😁📈

Now we have @mateusamaciel.bsky.social (Universität Tübingen) presenting on “Digital Highways to Development: Mobile Internet, Economic Growth, and Tax Revenues”. @vitorpossebom.bsky.social (Sao Paulo School of Economics) will be discussing!

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