Replication data for: Ending Rent Control Reduced Crime in Cambridge
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) David H. Autor; Christopher J. Palmer; Parag A. Pathak
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Project Citation:
Autor, David H., Palmer, Christopher J., and Pathak, Parag A. Replication data for: Ending Rent Control Reduced Crime in Cambridge. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114508V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Using detailed location-specific criminal incident-level data, we find that sudden rent decontrol in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1995 caused overall crime to fall by 16 percent—approximately 1,200 crimes annually. We estimate that this annual direct benefit to Cambridge residents was roughly $10 million (in 2008 dollars), accounting for 10 percent of the growth in the Cambridge residential property values attributable to decontrol.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
R31 Housing Supply and Markets
R38 Production Analysis and Firm Location: Government Policy
K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
R31 Housing Supply and Markets
R38 Production Analysis and Firm Location: Government Policy
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