Does Regulation of Built‐in Security Reduce Crime? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
研究荷兰1999年起要求新建住宅安装防盗门窗的法规，发现该法规使入室盗窃率从每年1.1%降至0.8%，降幅达26%，且社会收益可能超过成本。
We provide evidence that large‐scale government intervention in the use of self‐protective measures lowers crime. Since 1999, all new‐built homes in the Netherlands have to have burglary‐proof windows and doors. We find the regulatory change to have reduced burglary in new‐built homes from 1.1 to 0.8% annually, a reduction of 26%. Even though the regulation of built‐in security does not target preventative measures at homes that are most at risk, the social benefits of the regulation are likely to exceed the social costs.