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Ger Econ Rev
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Markowitz, Sara ; Nesson, Erik ; Poe-Yamagata, Eileen ; Florence, Curtis ; Roberts, Tracy ; ... More +
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Violence is one of the leading social problems in the United States. The development of appropriate public policies to curtail violence is confounded by the relationship between alcohol and violence. In this paper, we estimate the propensity of alcohol control policies to reduce the perpetration and victimization of criminal violence. We measure violence with data on individual level victimizations from the National Crime Victimization Survey. We examine the effects of a host of alcohol control policies in reducing violent crime. These policies include the retail price of beer, drunk driving laws and penalties, keg laws, and serving and selling laws. We find some evidence of a negative relationship between alcohol prices and the probability of alcohol or drug related assault victimizations, particularly for assaults against young adults ages 18-29. However, we find no strong evidence that other alcohol policies are effective in reducing violent crimes. These results provide policy makers with guidance on potential approaches for reducing violence through alcohol beverage control.
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Ger Econ Rev. 13(4):416-435.
Pubmed ID:
29863180
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5983049
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Journal Article
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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