We exploit daylight saving time (DST) as an exogenous shock to daylight, using both the
discontinuous nature of the policy and the 2007 extension of DST, to consider the impact of …

Every US state has a database of criminal offenders' DNA profiles. These databases receive
widespread attention in the media and popular culture, but there has been no rigorous …

Migration is thought to cause sons of the soil conflict, particularly if natives tend to be
unemployed. Using data from India, the authors investigate the causal effect of domestic …

Gun violence is an important problem across the United States. However, the impact of
government policies on gunfire has been difficult to test due to limited and low-quality data …

In this paper we analyze the temporal profile of crime in the urban context of Barcelona
(Spain) for the period 2007–2011 using a unique micro dataset with police reported crime …

This paper studies the effect of sunlight on crime, taking advantage of a daylight saving time
(DST) policy. We find a 30% decrease in robberies when the DST transition increases the …

Two assumptions underlie assertions about energy and poverty: firstly, that the poor form a
homogeneous group; and secondly, that the poor will benefit equally from energy …

In this lecture I will explain the linkages between the transformations taking place in, what at
first sight may appear to be separate issues, the energy system and gender roles and …

Gun violence is an important problem in many American cities, large and small. Due to
limited data, it has been difficult to convincingly test the impacts of government policies on …

Benjamin Franklin schlug in seinem satirischen Essay 1784 im Journal de Paris vor, die
Schlafzeit um eine Stunde zu verlegen um Geld für Kerzen und Lampen-Öl zu sparen …