Replication data for: Deterrence and Geographical Externalities in Auto Theft
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Project Citation:
Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco. Replication data for: Deterrence and Geographical Externalities in Auto Theft. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113872V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Understanding the degree of geographical crime displacement
is crucial for the design of crime prevention policies. This paper
documents changes in automobile theft risk that were generated by
the plausibly exogenous introduction of Lojack, a highly effective
stolen vehicle recovery device, into a number of new Ford car models
in some Mexican states, but not others. Lojack-equipped vehicles in
Lojack-coverage states experienced a 48 percent reduction in theft
risk due to deterrence effects. However, 18 percent of the reduction in
thefts was displaced toward unprotected Lojack models in non-Lojack
states, providing new evidence of geographical crime displacement
in auto theft.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H76 State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
H77 Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
H76 State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
H77 Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
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