Biderman, Ciro; DeMello, JoãoMP; Schneider, Alexandre - In: Economic Journal 120 (2010) 543, pp. 157-182
We use a difference-in-differences design to estimate the causal impact of the adoption of dry laws in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) on violent behaviour. Dry laws cause a 10% reduction in homicides. Similar impacts were found on battery and deaths by car accidents. Copyright © The...