@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol Regulation and Violence Towards Children",
journal="NBER working papers series",
year="1999",
author="Markowitz, Sara and Grossman, Michelle G.",
volume="1999",
number="online",
pages="w6359-w6359",
abstract="In recent years, economists have paid much attention to the demand for alcohol and the negative externalities associated with excessive drinking.  Largely ignored in the literature is the link&quot; between alcohol use and domestic violence.  Given the established positive relationship between&quot; alcohol consumption and acts of violence, the purpose of this paper is to examine the role changes&quot; in the determinants of the demand for alcohol may play in reducing the incidence of violence aimed&quot; at children.  Data on violence come from the 1976 Physical Violence in American Families survey. &quot; We estimate a reduced form demand model in which violent outcomes are affected by the state&quot; excise tax rate on beer, illegal drug prices and other regulatory variables such as availability&quot; measures and laws restricting advertising of alcohol.  Results show that increasing the tax on beer&quot; can be an effective policy tool in reducing violence.  Laws designed to make obtaining beer more&quot; difficult may also be effective in reducing violence, while restrictions on advertising and increases&quot; in illegal drug prices have no effects.<p />",
language="",
issn="0898-2937",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}