Beer Taxation and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities

Mast, Brent D.; Benson, Bruce L.; Rasmussen, David W.

doi:10.2307/1061141

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“…For that reason, it is necessary to increase the penalties until they reach their real social costs (Kenkel, 1993a;Kenkel and Koch, 2001). Next to penalization, the probability of being arrested plays an outstanding role in the reduction of drinking and driving (Benson et al, 1999).…”

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“…Nevertheless, the effectiveness of policies centred on tax increases is under debate. Whereas it is an efficient policy for some authors (Benson et al,2000;Ruhm, 1995 and1996;Young and Bielinska-Kwapisz, 2002), for others, tax effects are limited due to the existence of fixed spatial effects 3 (Dee, 1999;Mast et al, 1999) (Sloan et al, 1994).…”

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“…To define the theoretical model we take as a starting point the article of Mast et al (1999), in which the number of deaths by traffic accidents 4 ( R ) depends on drunk driving offences ( D ) and a vector that includes measures of traffic such as new expedited driving licenses, that is, the number of people with newly acquired driving licenses (T ):…”

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“…(Insert Table 2 The database has been self-elaborated by using information drawn from the Consumption Household Survey (Spanish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fishing); Survey 8 Both assumptions are recurrent in the literature; see for example the articles of Mast et. al (1999), Young and Likens (2000) and Young and Bielinska-Kwapisz (2006 …”

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“…Therefore, it is relevant to analyze the relationship between alcohol consumption and its negative consequences, so policy makers can foresee how an increase in the taxation of alcoholic beverages reduces alcohol consumption. In fact the scientific literature about the effectiveness of alcohol taxation for the reduction of traffic fatalities has been increasing in the last years (Cook and Tauchen, 1984;Dee, 1999;Dee et al, 2005;Grossman et al, 1993;Mast et al, 1999;Ruhm, 1995 and1996;Saffer and Grossman, 1987;the total number of people who died as a consequence of having been involved in a traffic accident in which the driver presented a BAC higher than that permitted. Young and Likens, 2000).…”

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Gil

2009

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The main goal of this paper is to analyze the relationship existing among prices of alcoholic beverages, alcohol consumption and traffic fatalities for the Spanish Autonomous Communities during the time interval 1998-2002. Among the main results, we highlight a positive correlation between alcohol consumption and traffic mortality rate. Basically, governments implement two kinds of policies to reduce the traffic mortality rate. One is oriented to control the supply of alcohol by increasing alcohol taxes. The other is oriented to preserve traffic security, increasing the number of sanctions for traffic rule infraction. We find evidence that both policies exert a positive influence in the reduction of traffic fatalities. There is no empirical evidence to indicate that being a novice driver increases the tendency to be involved in a mortal traffic accident

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Does setting limits save lives? The case of 0.08 BAC laws

Dee

2001

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Nineteen states have established laws that make it illegal per se to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08. The controversy over extending this stricter definition throughout the nation has focused largely on whether the state laws have been effective at saving lives. Prior evidence on this question has been mixed as well as criticized on several methodological grounds. This study presents novel, panel‐based evaluations of 0.08 BAC laws, which address the potential methodological limitations of previous studies. The results of this study indicate that 0.08 BAC laws have been effective in reducing the number of traffic fatalities, particularly among younger adults. These estimates suggest that the nationwide adoption of 0.08 BAC laws would generate substantial gains, reducing the annual count of traffic fatalities by at least 1200. © 2001 by the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

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