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Sample Selection in the Estimation of Air Bag and Seat Belt Effectiveness

Levitt, Steven D. - 1999

Measurement of seat belt and air bag effectiveness is complicated by the fact that systematic data are collected only for crashes in which a fatality occurs. These data suffer from sample selection since seat belt and air bag usage influences survival rates which in turn determine whether a...

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The "Arms Race" on American Roads : The Effect of Heavy Vehicles on Traffic Safety and the Failure of Liability Rules

White, Michelle J. - 2002

Drivers have been running an 'arms race' on American roads by buying increasingly heavy vehicles such as SUVs, vans and light trucks. Families view large vehicles as providing better protection to their own occupants if a crash occurs, but these vehicles pose an increased danger to occupants of...

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Mandatory Seatbelt Laws and Traffic Fatalities : A Reassessment

Anderson, D. Mark; Liang, Yang; Sabia, Joseph J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System for the period 1983-1997, Cohen and Einav (Review of Economics and Statistics 2003; 85(4): 828-843) found that mandatory seatbelt laws were associated with a 4 to 6 percent reduction in traffic fatalities among motor vehicle occupants. After...

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Optimal Subsidies for Green Hydrogen Production

Fell, Harrison; Holland, Stephen P.; Yates, Andrew J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Green hydrogen may decarbonize sectors which are difficult to electrify, and the recent Inflation Reduction Act (IRA …) provides tax credits to encourage hydrogen production. We analyze a model in which hydrogen produced using electricity replaces … absence of Pigouvian taxation, optimal hydrogen subsidies are positive if the unpriced externality from avoided natural gas is …

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Driving Under the Influence of Allergies : The Effect of Seasonal Pollen on Traffic Fatalities

Danagoulian, Shooshan; Deza, Monica - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of mortality in the United States despite being preventable. While several policies have been introduced to improve traffic safety and their effects have been well documented, the role of transitory health shocks or situational factors at explaining...

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Do 'All-Age' Bicycle Helmet Laws Work? Evidence from Canada

Carpenter, Christopher S. - 2018

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia require youths to wear helmets when riding a bicycle, and there has been a push to extend such laws to adults. We provide new evidence on helmet laws by studying Canada using difference-in-differences models and restricted area-identified public...

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Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws

Carpenter, Christopher S. - 2010

Over 20 states have adopted laws requiring youths to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. We confirm previous research indicating that these laws reduced fatalities and increased helmet use, but we also show that the laws significantly reduced youth bicycling. We find this result in standard...

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Does the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Save Lives?

Miron, Jeffrey A. - 2007

The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is widely believed to save lives by reducing traffic fatalities among underage drivers. Further, the Federal Uniform Drinking Age Act, which pressured all states to adopt an MLDA of 21, is regarded as having contributed enormously to this life saving effect....

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Measuring the Value of a Statistical Life : Problems and Prospects

Ashenfelter, Orley - 2006

Tradeoffs between monetary wealth and fatal safety risks are summarized in the value of a statistical life (VSL), a measure that is widely used for the evaluation of public policies in medicine, the environment, and transportation safety. This paper demonstrates the widespread use of this...

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Evidence that Seat Belts are as Effective as Child Safety Seats in Preventing Death for Children Aged Two and Up

Levitt, Steven D. - 2005

Over the last thirty years, the use of child safety seats in motor vehicles has increased dramatically, fueled by well publicized information campaigns and legal mandates. In spite of this movement, there is relatively little empirical evidence regarding the efficacy of child safety seats...

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