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Youth depression and future criminal behavior

Anderson, D. Mark; Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal - 2012

adolescents who suffer from depression face a substantially increased probability of engaging in property crime. We find little … evidence that adolescent depression predicts the likelihood of engaging in violent crime or the selling of illicit drugs. Our … estimates imply that the lower-bound economic cost of property crime associated with adolescent depression is about 219 million …

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Wet laws, drinking establishments, and violent crime

Anderson, D. Mark; Crost, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - 2014

the number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol by the drink are related to violent crime. During this period, 86 … drinking establishments is associated with a 4 percent increase in violent crime. Reduced-form estimates suggest that … violent crime. …

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Deployments, combat exposure, and crime

Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - 2013

changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso County, where Fort Carson is located. Our results suggest that never … relationship between the number of previously deployed units and violent crime are generally small and statistically insignificant …

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Child access prevention laws and juvenile firearm-related homicides

Anderson, D. Mark; Sabia, Joseph J.; Tekin, Erdal - 2018

Debate over safe-storage gun regulations has captured public attention in the aftermath of several high-profile shootings committed by minors. Whether these laws actually decrease youth gun violence, however, is an unanswered question. Using data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports for...

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Medical marijuana laws and teen marijuana use

Anderson, D. Mark; Hansen, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - 2012

While at least a dozen state legislatures are considering bills to allow the consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes, the federal government has recently intensified its efforts to close medical marijuana dispensaries. Federal officials contend that the legalization of medical marijuana...

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High on life? : medical marijuana laws and suicide

Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2012

Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in...

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The effect of occupational licensing on consumer welfare : early midwifery laws and maternal mortality

Anderson, D. Mark; Brown, Ryan; Charles, Kerwin Kofi; … - 2016

Occupational licensing is intended to protect consumers. Whether it does so is an important, but unanswered, question. Exploiting variation across states and municipalities in the timing and details of midwifery laws introduced during the period 1900-1940, and using a rich data set that we...

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Per se drugged driving laws and traffic fatalities

Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - 2012

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently announced a goal of reducing drugged driving by 10 percent within three years. In an effort to achieve this goal, ONDCP is encouraging all states to adopt per se drugged driving laws, which make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle...

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Medical marijuana laws, traffic fatalities, and alcohol consumption

Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I. - 2011

To date, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. Using state-level data, we examine the relationship between medical marijuana laws and a variety of outcomes. Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with increased use of marijuana among...

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Medical marijuana laws and teen marijuana use

Anderson, D. Mark; Hansen, Benjamin; Rees, Daniel I. - 2012 - Rev.

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