Does the presence of professional football cause crime in a city? Evidence from Pontiac, Michigan

Using daily panel data from Detroit, we empirically explore the relationship between the National Football League (NFL) and crime in a city. We exploit the natural experiment of the Detroit Lions’ move from Pontiac, Michigan, to downtown Detroit in 2002. Pontiac is used as the treatment city and non...

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Main Authors: Hall, J.C (Author), Pyun, H. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2019
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