TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Brodeur, Abel
AU  - Wright, Taylor
        TI  - Terrorism, Immigration and Asylum Approval
        PY  - 2019/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 12635
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12635
        AB  - 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 4 percentage points 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.
        KW  - courts
KW  - crime
KW  - immigration
KW  - judicial decision
KW  - sentencing and terrorism
        ER  -