Plausibly Exogenous [635] - Church and Crime (10/14/2021)
LHS Variable
Petty crime
RHS Variable
Church attendance
Source of Exogenous Variation
Within-county variation in the yearly precipitation level during a very specific time window: the time when most religious services occur
- Medina (2019), “Sinning in the Rain: Weather Shocks, Church Attendance, and Crime”