proposed policy mix can control the increase in cannabis consumption post-legalization and throttle the illegal market. The … and legalization. While introducing a legal market reduces the profits of illegal providers, it increases cannabis … opted for legalization, leaving room for the black market to flourish. Analyzing the compatibility of several policy goals …

proposed policy mix can control the increase in cannabis consumption post-legalization and throttle the illegal market. The … and legalization. While introducing a legal market reduces the profits of illegal providers, it increases cannabis … opted for legalization, leaving room for the black market to flourish. Analyzing the compatibility of several policy goals …

This paper investigates how legal cannabis access affects student performance. Identification comes from an exceptional … policy introduced in the city of Maastricht which discriminated legal access based on individuals’ nationality. We apply a … Maastricht University before and during the partial cannabis prohibition. We find that the academic performance of students who …

cannabis possession. These results provide new insights for the current policy debate on the regulation of illicit drug markets. … of cannabis in the London borough of Lambeth. Such a policy can: (i) impact the demand for cannabis in Lambeth as users … move there to purchase cannabis; (ii) enable the Lambeth police to reallocate effort towards other types of crime. We …

this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We … results underscore the severe harm that alcohol can cause and point towards a role for policy measures that target the …

the depenalization policy unilaterally introduced in Lambeth between 2001 and 2002. We find the depenalization of cannabis … cannabis in the London borough of Lambeth, on hospital admissions related to illicit drug use. To do so, we exploit … rates for men by between 40 and 100% of their pre-policy baseline levels. The impacts are concentrated among men in younger …

We provide evidence for a beneficial welfare impact of a crime policy that is targeted at strengthening victim … precaution. Regulation made application of the electronic engine immobilizer, a simple and low-cost anti-theft device, mandatory … for all new cars sold within the European Union as of 1998. We exploit the regulation as source of exogenous variation in …

We study the impact of the announcement of enforcement of financial and securities regulation by the UK’s Financial … reputation and regulatory policy. …

this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We … results underscore the severe harm that alcohol can cause and point towards a role for policy measures that target the …