Gone with the wind: The effect of air pollution on crime - evidence from Germany

Karamik, Yasemin ; Graevenitz, Kathrine von

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URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-625457
Document Type:	Working paper
Year of publication:	2022
The title of a journal, publication series:	ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume:	22-013
Place of publication:	Mannheim
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > Empirische Umweltökonomik (von Graevenitz 2021-) Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series:	Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject:	330 Economics
Classification:	JEL: K42 , Q53,
Keywords (English):	air pollution , crime
Abstract:	Recent evidence suggests a positive impact of air pollution on crime in large cities. We provide first evidence on the potential effect of air pollution on criminal activity using a broader set of geographical regions with lower air pollution levels. We use a unique combination of daily crime data with weather and emission records for the states of Baden-Wuerttemberg (BW) and Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP) in Germany from 2015 until 2017. We exploit the variation in air pollution which is attributable to changes in daily wind direction. We find that an increase of one standard deviation of PM10 leads to an increase in crime of 4.6%.

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