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 …

illegal cannabis market, the possibility of product regulation is a potential advantage of a licensed and regulated system of …This study sets out the potential costs and benefits of a move to a licensed, taxed and regulated cannabis market in … external benefit for 13 of them. We stress the important role of product regulation as a means of controlling the chemical …

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 …

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 …

This study shows a very strong association between preschool blood lead and subsequent crime rate trends over several … life and the peak age of offending for index crime, burglary, and violent crime. The impact of blood lead is also evident …

subsequent changes in violent crime and unwed pregnancy. Long term trends in paint and gasoline lead exposure are also strongly … associated with subsequent trends in murder rates going back to 1900. The findings on violent crime and unwed pregnancy are … crime are also consistent with studies indicating that children with higher bone lead tend to display more aggressive and …

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 …

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 …