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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315142
We show that the War on Drugs launched by the Mexican President Felipe Calderón in 2007 pushed drug cartels into large-scale oil thefts. Municipalities that the presidential candidate’s party barely won at the local elections in 2007-2009 exhibit a larger increase in illegal oil taps over the...
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531784
We provide evidence for a beneficial welfare impact of a crime policy that is targeted at strengthening victim … theft. -- car theft ; government regulation ; crime ; victim precaution … precaution. Regulation made application of the electronic engine immobilizer, a simple and low-cost anti-theft device, mandatory …
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We study how NAFTA changed the geography of violence in Mexico. We propose that this open border policy increased …
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We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids....
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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 …
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Reducing drink drive limits is generally regarded an effective strategy to save lives on the road. Using several new administrative data sources, we evaluate the effect of a stricter limit introduced in Scotland in 2014. This reduction had no effect on drink driving and road collisions....
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