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Hit-and-Run or Hit-and-Stay? Unintended Effects of a Stricter BAC Limit
French, Michael; Gumus, Gulcin - 2024
and preventable. We analyze longitudinal data from 1982-2008 to examine the effects of blood alcohol concentration (BAC …) laws on hit-and-run traffic fatalities. Our results suggest that lower BAC limits may have an unintended consequence of … adoption of a .08 BAC limit is associated with an 8.3% increase in hit-and-run fatalities. This unintended effect is more …
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Fast Times During Spring Breaks: Are Traffic Fatalities Another Consequence?
French, Michael; Gumus, Gulcin - 2014
Every year in the United States, millions of college students travel for spring break, spending billions of dollars. We examine a potential adverse consequence of spring break that has received little attention in the literature - traffic safety. In particular, we estimate the impact of spring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398257
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Fast times during spring breaks : are traffic fatalities another consequence?
French, Michael T.; Gumus, Gulcin - 2014
Every year in the United States, millions of college students travel for spring break, spending billions of dollars. We examine a potential adverse consequence of spring break that has received little attention in the literature - traffic safety. In particular, we estimate the impact of spring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010387777
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Fast Times During Spring Breaks: Are Traffic Fatalities Another Consequence?
French, Michael; Gumus, Gulcin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Every year in the United States, millions of college students travel for spring break, spending billions of dollars. We examine a potential adverse consequence of spring break that has received little attention in the literature – traffic safety. In particular, we estimate the impact of spring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095509
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Booster Seats and Traffic Fatalities among Children
Anderson, D. Mark; Sandholt, Sina - 2016
In an effort to increase booster seat use among children, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is encouraging state legislators to promote stricter booster seat laws, yet there is a paucity of information on booster seat efficacy relative to other forms of restraint. Using data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525002
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Death on the Job: The Great Recession and Work-Related Traffic Fatalities
French, Michael; Gumus, Gulcin - 2021
In light of recent discussions about shifting employees from traditional workplaces to virtual employment, we are motivated by the question of whether this phenomenon will end up saving lives even in the absence of an infectious disease outbreak. Motor vehicle incidents are the leading cause of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597470
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Booster seats and traffic fatalities among children
Anderson, D. Mark; Sandholt, Sina - 2016
In an effort to increase booster seat use among children, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is encouraging state legislators to promote stricter booster seat laws, yet there is a paucity of information on booster seat efficacy relative to other forms of restraint. Using data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517590
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Death on the job: the Great Recession and work-related traffic fatalities
French, Michael T.; Gumus, Gulcin - 2021
In light of recent discussions about shifting employees from traditional workplaces to virtual employment, we are motivated by the question of whether this phenomenon will end up saving lives even in the absence of an infectious disease outbreak. Motor vehicle incidents are the leading cause of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517616
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A Radical Change in Traffic Law: Effects on Fatalities in the Czech Republic
Montag, Josef - Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and … - 2013
I evaluate the effects of a new road traffic law in the Czech Republic that became effective on July 1, 2006. The law introduced tougher punishments through the introduction of a demerit point system and a manifold increase in fines, together with an augmented authority of traffic police. I find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010842887
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Developing and Distributing Essential Medicines to Poor Countries: The DEFEND Proposal
Ganslandt, Mattias; Maskus, Keith E.; Wong, Eina V. - 2001
The poorest nations of the world suffer from extreme disease burdens, which go largely untreated because weak incomes and the prevailing system of intellectual property rights fail to provide sufficient incentives to develop new treatments and distribute them at low cost. Recent price reductions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334779