Terrorism, immigration and asylum approval

Abel Brodeur and Taylor Wright

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, vol. 168, issue C, 119-131

Abstract: Using the universe of individual asylum cases in the United States from 2000–2004 and a difference-in-differences research design, we test whether Sept. 11, 2001 decreased the likelihood that applicants from Muslim-majority countries were granted asylum. Our estimates suggest that the attacks resulted in a 3.2 percentage point decrease in the likelihood that applicants from Muslim-majority countries are granted asylum. The estimated effect is larger for applicants who share a country of origin with the Sept. 11, 2001 attackers. These effects do not differ across judge political affiliation. Our findings provide evidence that emotions affect the decisions of judges.

Keywords: Courts; Crime; Immigration; Judicial decision; Sentencing and terrorism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 K37 K4 P48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.10.002

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