Matheson, Jesse; McConnell, Brendon; Rockey, James; … - 2024
In this paper, we provide the first evidence of the effect of the shift to remote work on crime. We examine the impact … neighborhood WFH (9.5pp) leads to a persistent 4% drop in burglaries. This effect is large, explaining more than half of the 30 …% decrease in burglaries across England and Wales since 2019. Second, this treatment effect exhibits heterogeneity according to …