The Effect of Adult Entertainment Establishments on Sex Crime: Evidence from New York City
利用纽约市高频率面板数据，研究发现成人娱乐场所开业后一周内，所在警区的性犯罪下降13%，且对其他犯罪无影响，可能原因是潜在性犯罪者光顾这些场所而非实施犯罪。
Abstract In this paper we study how the presence of adult entertainment establishments affects the incidence of sex crimes. We build a high-frequency daily and weekly panel that combines the exact location of non-self-reported sex crimes with the day of opening and exact location of adult entertainment establishments in New York City. We find that these businesses decrease sex crime by 13% per police precinct one week after the opening, and have no effect on other types of crime. The results suggest that the reduction is mostly driven by potential sex offenders frequenting these establishments rather than committing crimes.