South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. This paper examines the effect of weather shocks on …, we find evidence for a subtle medium-term effect of weather on crime via droughts and agricultural income, which is in … various types of crime. Using a 12-year panel data set at monthly resolution on the police ward level, we observe a short …

examines the effect of weather shocks on various types of crime. Using a 12-year panel data set at monthly resolution on the … weather on crime via agricultural income, which is in line with the economic theory of crime. Our findings have direct policy … implications for the design of crime prevention strategies, in which weather forecasts could play an important role. …

As climate change accelerates, the frequency of extreme weather conditions will increase. We assess the impact of …. We merge high-resolution weather data with panel survey data that contains individual labor market outcomes and estimate …

Can social policies assist households in coping with the effects of extreme weather events? We evaluate the role of the …

on a 12-years panel data set of detailed crime records and weather data, it confirms the plausibility of a heat …-aggression mechanisms, and finds evidence for a weather-agricultural income-crime channel. …Chapter 2 examines how violent and property crime respond to temperature, rainfall and drought in South Africa. Based …

Crime is a major economic and social problem in most developing countries. However, the research devoted to victims is … susceptibility to crime in South Africa. An instrumental variables strategy combined with community fixed effects are used to account …