Economics or esoterics? Economics or sociology? Economics or environmental science? Economics or criminology? Very confusing! How aimless has economics become?
The windy city in the cross hairs of economists!
This research reminds one of pseudoscience! What is the causal link between air pollution and violent crimes?
From the abstract:
"A growing literature documents that air pollution adversely impacts health, productivity, and cognition. This paper provides the first evidence of a causal link between air pollution and aggressive behavior, as documented by violent crime. Using the geolocation of crimes in Chicago from 2001–2012, we compare crime upwind and downwind of major highways on days when wind blows orthogonally to the road. Consistent with research linking pollution to aggression, we find that air pollution increases violent crime on the downwind sides of interstates. ..."
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