Plausibly Exogenous [761] - Police Presence (02/18/2022)
LHS Variable
Crime
RHS Variable
Police
Source of Exogenous Variation
Following a terrorist attack on the main Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, all Jewish institutions received police protection.
- Di Tella and Schargrodsky (2004), “Do Police Reduce Crime? Estimates Using the Allocation of Police Forces After a Terrorist Attack”