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terror attacks that hit central London in July 2005. The attacks resulted in a large redeployment of police officers to … central London boroughs as compared to outer London - in fact, police deployment in central London increased by over 30 …In this paper we study the causal impact of police on crime by looking at what happened to crime before and after the …
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encompasses detailed information on the personal and working history of 900 academics. The paper aims to provide the reader with a …
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In this paper we look at links between police resources and crime in a different way to the existing economics of crime … work. To do so we focus on a large-scale policy intervention the Street Crime Initiative that was introduced in England and … Wales in 2002. This allocated additional resources to some police force areas to combat street crime, whereas other forces …
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of police officers on duty using a variety of unique data from Britain and a two-sample minimum distance estimation …
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experienced by in the direct aftermath of the London Bombings of Jul 7th, 2005. …
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This study investigates the impact of economic incentives on travel-related physical activity, leveraging the London … Congestion Charge's disincentivising of sedentary travel modes via increasing the cost of private car use within Central London …. The scheme imposes charges on most types of cars entering, exiting and operating within the Central London area, while …
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London. The ability to commute alleviated urban crowding and increased workers’ choice of potential employers. Using GIS …-based data constructed from the New Survey of London Life and Labour, we examine the extent of commuting and estimate the …
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cohorts of students in England – those who took GCSEs in 2001-02 and 2002-03 – from age 11 to age 20. The findings suggest …
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in Scotland are no worse than in England or Wales. Detailed analysis within Scotland, however, shows that social capital …
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class of immigrants in England and Wales, exploiting a natural experiment. Based on the phenomenon that young children learn …
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