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dc.titlePollution or Crime: The Effect of Driving Restrictions on Criminal Activity
dc.contributor.authorCarrillo, Paul E.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Luzuriaga, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorMalik, Arun
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.date.available2016-07-05T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-07-05T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractDriving restriction programs have been implemented in many cities around the world to alleviate pollution and congestion problems. Enforcement of such programs is costly and can potentially displace policing resources used for crime prevention and crime detection. Hence, driving restrictions may increase crime. To test this hypothesis, this paper exploits both temporal and spatial variation in the implementation of Quito, Ecuador's Pico y Placa program and evaluates its effect on crime. Both difference-in-difference and spatial regression discontinuity estimates provide credible evidence that driving restrictions can increase crime rates.
dc.format.extent44
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011747
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Pollution-or-Crime-The-Effect-of-Driving-Restrictions-on-Criminal-Activity.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCrime Rate
dc.subjectCriminal Activity
dc.subjectPollution Prevention
dc.subjectRoad Traffic Control
dc.subjectCrime Prevention
dc.subjectCitizen Safety
dc.subjectPolice Officer
dc.subject.jelcodeC20 - Single Equation Models • Single Variables: General
dc.subject.jelcodeQ52 - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs • Distributional Effects • Employment Effects
dc.subject.jelcodeR28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeR48 - Government Pricing and Policy
dc.subject.keywordspollution prevention;air pollution;policing resources;criminal activity
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-T2311
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