This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that … argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also … document a sharp drop in violent crimes, indicating a tight link between alcohol and aggressive behavior in society. Our …

This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that … argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also … document a sharp drop in violent crimes, indicating a tight link between alcohol and aggressive behaviour in society. Our …

This paper leverages a discontinuity in legal access to alcohol at age 16 to estimate its impacts on teenage drinking … and crime in Germany, a country with very high consumption levels. Using detailed survey data and administrative crime … engagement under the influence of alcohol, mostly due to violent and property crimes. I provide evidence that changes in drinking …

the number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol by the drink are related to violent crime. During this period, 86 … out of 105 counties in Kansas voted to legalize the sale of alcohol to the general public for on-premises consumption. We … drinking establishments is associated with a 4 percent increase in violent crime. Reduced-form estimates suggest that …

On July 13, 2020 a complete nation-wide ban was placed on the sale and transport of alcohol in South Africa. This paper … evaluates the impact of this sudden and unexpected five-week alcohol prohibition on mortality due to unnatural causes. We find … the impact of alcohol on short-run mortality, and underscores the severe influence that alcohol has on society—even in the …

location, cross-cohort variation in the minimum legal drinking age driven by a 2014 reform, and survey data of alcohol …/drug consumption and mobility behaviors. We conclude that the bundle of access to weak alcohol, bars/clubs and smoking increases … victimization at 16 and that age 18 rights (hard alcohol, marijuana coffee shops) exacerbate this risk; vehicle access does not play …

, from alcohol consumption to criminal activities other than drink driving. …

, from alcohol consumption to criminal activities other than drink driving. …

location, cross-cohort variation in the minimum legal drinking age driven by a 2014 reform, and survey data of alcohol …/drug consumption and mobility behaviors. We conclude that the bundle of access to weak alcohol, bars/clubs and smoking increases … victimization at 16 and that age 18 rights (hard alcohol, marijuana coffee shops) exacerbate this risk; vehicle access does not play …

Recently, several states repealed their laws restricting the sale of alcohol on Sundays. We investigate the effect of … this policy change on crime trends in seven states using data from FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS …). We identify the impact of the legalization of Sunday alcohol sales on several different types of criminal activity by …