Dry Laws and Homicides: Evidence from the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area

被引：57
作者：
Biderman, Ciro [1 ]
De Mello, Joao M. P.
Schneider, Alexandre
机构：
[1] MIT, Lincoln Inst Land Policy, CEPESP FGV, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源：
ECONOMIC JOURNAL | 2010年 / 120卷 / 543期
关键词：
ALCOHOL AVAILABILITY; ASSAULTIVE VIOLENCE; IN-DIFFERENCES; PANEL-DATA; CRIME; POLICE; RISK; SPECIFICATION; PROHIBITION; DRINKING;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02299.x
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We use a difference-in-differences design to estimate the causal impact of the adoption of dry laws in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area (SPMA) on violent behaviour. Dry laws cause a 10% reduction in homicides. Similar impacts were found on battery and deaths by car accidents.
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