Crime, Weather and Climate Change in Australia*
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چکیده
We estimate the effect of temperature on monthly crime using a panel dataset that matches weather with rates for over 3,000 postcodes in Australia period 2001–2019. find standard deviation increase average is associated 0.008–0.011 rate, depending specification. This translates to 72,000 additional crimes per year across Australia. course rest century, under business-as-usual pathway, climate change will be responsible approximately 1.64 million crimes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Economic Record
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1475-4932', '0013-0249']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12720