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ProfessorCarolPropper

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Chair in Economics
 
 
 
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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Janke:2016:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.01.006,
author = {Janke, K and Propper, C and Shields, MA},
doi = {10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.01.006},
journal = {Journal of Health Economics},
pages = {34--49},
title = {Assaults, murders and walkers: The impact of violent crime on physical activity},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.01.006},
volume = {47},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We investigate an underexplored externality of crime: the impact of violent crime on individuals’ participation in walking. For many adults walking is the only regular physical activity. We use a sample of nearly 1 million people in 323 small areas in England between 2005 and 2011 matched to quarterly crime data at the small area level. Within area variation identifies the causal effect of local violent crime on walking and a difference-in-difference analysis of two high-profile crimes corroborates our results. We find a significant deterrent effect of violent crime on walking that translates into a drop in overall physical activity.
AU  - Janke,K
AU  - Propper,C
AU  - Shields,MA
DO  - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.01.006
EP  - 49
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 0167-6296
SP  - 34
TI  - Assaults, murders and walkers: The impact of violent crime on physical activity
T2  - Journal of Health Economics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2016.01.006
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629616000187?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/28864
VL  - 47
ER  -
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