Excessive alcohol consumption among young people is a major public health concern. On March 1, 2010, the German state … during the years 2007–2011 in Germany in order to evaluate the short-term impact of this policy on alcohol …-related hospitalizations. Applying difference-in-differences methods, we find that the policy change reduces alcohol-related hospitalizations …

Many jurisdictions have considered relaxing Sunday alcohol sale restrictions, yet such restrictions' effects on public …-difference estimates indicate the liberalization increased minor crime by 5% and alcohol-involved serious crime by 10%. The law change did …