Understanding the degree of geographical crime displacement is crucial for the design of
crime prevention policies. This paper documents changes in automobile theft risk that were …

This paper analyzes private precautions against crime when the value of the property to be
protected is private information. In a framework in which potential criminals can choose …

Punishment severity and crime rates vary across jurisdictions. Some countries have punitive
sanctions and nevertheless experience relatively high crime rates. This article explores …

This paper develops a theory of crime in which potential victims elect their vigilance levels.
When vigilance expenses are greater than expected property losses, an increase in …

This paper looks at situations in which public and private protection are complementary, that
is, when private protection must be coordinated with public protection to be effective. For …

How much do market participants in different industries value a marginal change in patent
term (ie, duration of patent protection)? We explore this research question by measuring the …

Criminals move between jurisdictions in response to differences in the net returns to crime
that depend on the opportunity for crime and the effort to prevent crime. An increase in police …

Canada exhibits no correlation between income and victimization, rich neighborhoods are
less exposed to property crime, rich households are more victimized than their neighbors …

This article analyzes a contest in which property owners have private information about the
property value they are trying to protect from thieves and determine whether or not to make …

This paper studies inter-jurisdictional competition in the fight against crime and its impact on
occupational choice and the allocation of capital. In a world where capital is mobile …