Strip Clubs, “Secondary Effects” and Residential Property Prices
研究脱衣舞俱乐部是否对周边住宅价格产生负面外部性，利用西雅图17年禁令解除后的新店开业数据，未发现支持“次级效应”的证据。
Abstract Municipalities regulate sexually oriented businesses (SOBs) through the “secondary effects” doctrine, which justifies limiting First Amendment speech protections inside SOBs. Negative effects of SOBs on nearby neighborhood quality are a frequently cited secondary effect. Little empirical evidence exists that SOBs generate such negative externalities. If SOBs generate negative externalities, then nearby property prices should decrease when a strip club opens. We estimate regression models of housing prices to determine the effect of new clubs on nearby residential property prices in Seattle, exploiting the termination of a 17‐year moratorium on openings and find no evidence that strip clubs have “secondary effects.”