Arbeitspapier

Regression discontinuity evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum legal e-cigarette purchasing age

Increases in youth vaping rates and concerns of a new generation of nicotine addicts recently prompted an increase in the federal minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 years. This study presents the first regression discontinuity evidence on the effectiveness of e-cigarette MLPA laws. Using data on 12th graders from Monitoring the Future, we obtain robust evidence that federal and state age-18 MLPAs decreased underage e-cigarette use by 15-20% and frequent use by 20-40%. These findings suggest that the age-21 federal MLPA could meaningfully reduce e-cigarette use among 18-20-year-olds.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 23-046

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
National Government Expenditures and Health
State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
Thema
e-cigarettes
minimum legal purchase age (MLPA)
Monitoring the Future
regression discontinuity
vaping

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
DeSimone, Jeff
Grossman, Daniel
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2023

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • DeSimone, Jeff
  • Grossman, Daniel
  • Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
  • ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

Entstanden

  • 2023

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