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The Spread of Anti-Trafficking Policies : Evidence from a New Index
Cho, Seo-Young - 2011
We analyze the spread of policies dealing with international trafficking in human beings. Arguing that countries are unlikely to make independent choices, we identify pressure, externalities and learning or emulation as plausible diffusion mechanisms for spatial dependence in anti-trafficking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128229
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Cigarette Taxes and Teen Marijuana Use
Anderson, D. Mark - 2020
The spillover effect of cigarette taxes on youth marijuana use has been the subject of intense public debate. Opponents … experts often claim that because tobacco is a "gateway" drug, higher cigarette taxes will deter youth marijuana use. Using … data from the National and State Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) for the period 1991-2017, we explore the relationship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840990
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Medical Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use
Anderson, D. Mark - 2013
dispensaries operating within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and playgrounds. Using data from the national and state Youth Risk … Behavior Surveys, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and the Treatment Episode Data Set, we estimate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090779