Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Title: Understanding Interpersonal Violence: the Impact of Temperatures in Mexico
Abstract: We estimate the effect of temperature on criminality in Mexico and question conventional wisdom that high temperatures impact human psychology. Using high-frequency data, we find a linear effect of temperatures on criminality, inconsistent with the belief that only high temperatures cause disturbances. A significant share of weather-related crimes can be explained by higher alcohol consumption (9%) and changes in time allocation during weekends (17%). Also, 28% of weather-related crimes are committed at night, when temperatures are mild, and a third is driven by short-term displacements, causing no additional victim.
Author-Name: Cohen, Francois
Author-Name: Gonzalez, Fidel
File-URL: https://oms-inet.files.svdcdn.com/production/files/Criminality_paper_WP_version_2018.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
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Keywords: extreme weather events; temperature; criminality; distributed lag model; routine activity
Length: 67 pages
Classification-Jel: K42, K49, Q54, Q56
Creation-Date: 2018-01
Handle: RePEc:amz:wpaper:2018-01