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SPORTING EVENTS, EMOTIONAL CUES, AND CRIME: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EVIDENCE FROM BRAZILIAN SOCCER GAMES
Author(s) -
Ge Qi,
Sarmiento Barbieri Ignacio,
Schneider Rodrigo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1111/ecin.12950
Subject(s) - regression discontinuity design , salient , set (abstract data type) , criminology , economics , econometrics , advertising , psychology , geography , computer science , business , mathematics , statistics , programming language , archaeology
Utilizing a novel data set of police reports that provides granular street‐ and vehicle‐level information on vehicle thefts and robberies in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, we explore the impact of soccer games and their outcomes on crime and study its spatial heterogeneity. Estimates from a regression discontinuity design suggest that crime increases immediately after home games in streets that are within a tight radius from the stadiums. The effect is driven by vehicle thefts with popular car models being more likely to be targeted and is particularly salient after upset losses and derby games.( JEL D91, R12, Z2)