New paper with Niklas Jakobsson ✅
Did the 2024 Eurovision final in Malmö affect crime?
We find that non-police initiated crime went down during Eurovision week - but this was counteracted by increases in adjacent weeks - so displacement rather than reduction.
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We examine whether hosting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest affected reported crime
in Malmö, Sweden. Eurovision generated large visitor inflows and a substantial police
reinforcement, creating a uniq...
