Replication data for: The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Christopher Carpenter; Carlos Dobkin

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Appendix-A-Histogram-of-death-counts-by-days-to-birthday.sas	text/plain	4.2 KB	10/12/2019 08:08:AM
Appendix-B-Drinking-Figures-with-with-first--second-and-third-order-polynomials.sas	text/plain	5.9 KB	10/12/2019 08:08:AM
Appendix-C-NHIS-Local-Linear-Regression-with-many-bandwidths.sas	text/plain	7.4 KB	10/12/2019 08:09:AM
Appendix-D-Check-Confounders-from-the-NHIS.sas	text/plain	4.2 KB	10/12/2019 08:09:AM
Appendix-F-Mortality-Figures-with-first--second-and-third-order-polynomials.sas	text/plain	3.7 KB	10/12/2019 08:09:AM
Appendix-G-Mortality-Local-Linear-Regression-with-many-bandwidths.sas	text/plain	8 KB	10/12/2019 08:08:AM
Appendix-H-Check-sensitivity-of-RDD-estimates-to-log-correction.do	text/plain	1.2 KB	10/12/2019 08:08:AM
Appendix-H-Check-sensitivity-of-RDD-estimates-to-log-correction.sas	text/plain	3 KB	10/12/2019 08:08:AM
Appendix-I-Check-stability-of-mortality-results-across-periods.do	text/plain	1.3 KB	10/12/2019 08:09:AM
Appendix-J-Histogram-of-Drinks-per-Day-Age-20-vs-Age-21.sas	text/plain	287 bytes	10/12/2019 08:09:AM

Project Citation:

Carpenter, Christopher, and Dobkin, Carlos. Replication data for: The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Minimum Drinking Age. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113550V1

Project Description

Summary: We estimate the effect of alcohol consumption on mortality using the minimum drinking age in a regression discontinuity design. We find large and immediate increases in drinking at age 21, including a 21 percent increase in recent drinking days. We also find a discrete 9 percent increase in the mortality rate at age 21, primarily due to motor vehicle accidents, alcohol-related deaths, and suicides. We estimate a 10 percent increase in the number of drinking days for young adults results in a 4.3 percent increase in mortality. Our results suggest policies that reduce drinking among young adults can have substantial public health benefits. (JEL I12, I18)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
I12 Health Behavior
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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