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The Mechanisms of Alcohol Control

A substantial economics literature documents that tighter alcohol controls reduce alcohol related harms, but far less is known about mechanisms. We use the universe of Canadian mortality records to document that Canada's Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) significantly reduces mortality rates of young men but has much smaller effects on women. Using drinking data that are far more detailed than in prior work, we document that the MLDA substantially reduces 'extreme' drinking among men but not women. Our results suggest that alcohol control efforts targeting young adults should focus on reducing extreme drinking behavior.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 8720

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Thema
alcohol control
MLDA
mechanisms

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Carpenter, Christopher S.
Dobkin, Carlos
Warman, Casey
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2014

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Carpenter, Christopher S.
  • Dobkin, Carlos
  • Warman, Casey
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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