Urban regeneration projects and crime: evidence from Glasgow

Borbely, D. and Rossi, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-0097 (2023) Urban regeneration projects and crime: evidence from Glasgow. Journal of Economic Geography, 23 (6). pp. 1273-1301. ISSN 1468-2702 doi: 10.1093/jeg/lbad021

Abstract/Summary

This study investigates the effects of urban regeneration on crime, leveraging recent large-scale regeneration projects—called Transformational Regeneration Areas (TRAs)—in Glasgow, Scotland. We employ a difference-in-differences approach that makes use of variation in both the timing of TRA implementation, and in proximity to these areas to measure exposure to urban regeneration projects. We find a large and significant reduction in crime within 400 m of TRAs but this effect fades as we move further away. Simultaneously, we find no evidence of city-wide reductions in crime after urban regeneration.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-pure-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/119091
Identification Number/DOI	10.1093/jeg/lbad021
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Politics, Economics and International Relations > Economics
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