Plausibly Exogenous [1770] - Heaven's Door (12/07/2024)

LHS Variable
Crime rate of immigrants

RHS Variable
Immigrant legalization

Source of Exogenous Variation
Setting in Italy where fixed quotas of residence permits are available each year, applications must be submitted electronically on specific "click days," and are processed on a first come, first served basis until the available quotas are exhausted

- Pinotti (2017), “Clicking on heaven's door: The effect of immigrant legalization on crime”