Réduction du risque des invalidités liées à la consommation de l’alcool : l’effet à long terme de l’introduction de la loi zéro tolérance
From 1990 to 1998, all fifty-one US states implemented the Zero Tolerance Law in order to reduce both traffic accidents and youth drinking rates. By 1998, young American drivers aged between 16 and 21 are prohibited from driving if a minimal amount of alcohol exists in their blood, while the law concerning people aged over 22 remains unchanged. This paper examines the long-run effects of the law on one’s health. Using the difference-in-difference method, we find a reduction in ambulatory and visual or hearing disabilities at the age of 37 to 40 years. These results are robust to the inclusion of year of birth linear trend. Interestingly, we find that the effects are mainly concentrated on white men. There are virtually no effects for non-white men or even women of any race.
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