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.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 23-046
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
National Government Expenditures and Health
State and Local Government: Health; Education; Welfare; Public Pensions
- Thema
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e-cigarettes
minimum legal purchase age (MLPA)
Monitoring the Future
regression discontinuity
vaping
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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DeSimone, Jeff
Grossman, Daniel
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
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Mannheim
- (wann)
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2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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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