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This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on...
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impoverished neighborhood, I examine the everyday violence and the responses of the population. Due to the deficient infrastructure …
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killings-from widespread casualties to targeted violence-underscored the need for a nuanced examination of the different ways … issues through the lens of illicit market violence in Afghanistan. It explores its potential as a key proxy to project … of such violence. First, it draws on a literature review on violence related to illicit markets and presents the …
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. The authors hypothesize that it affects violence, misbehaviors, and academic outcomes by modulating emotional regulation …
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People in violent neighbourhoods attribute violence in public spaces to, especially, poverty and unemployment, but … unemployment and poverty are direct causes of violence against strangers. Growing up in a home where someone drank heavily or took … drugs is, however, a strong predictor of violence against strangers in early adulthood. A history of drinking (or taking …
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