@article{ref1,
title="The minimum legal drinking age and crime",
journal="Review of economics and statistics",
year="2015",
author="Carpenter, Christopher and Dobkin, Carlos",
volume="97",
number="2",
pages="521-524",
abstract="We use variation from the minimum legal drinking age to estimate the causal effect of access to alcohol on crime. Using a census of arrests in California and a regression discontinuity design, we find that individuals just over age 21 are 5.9% more likely to be arrested than individuals just under 21. This increase is mostly due to assaults, alcohol-related offenses, and nuisance crimes. These results suggest that policies that restrict access to alcohol have the potential to substantially reduce crime.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0034-6535",
doi="10.1162/REST_a_00489",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00489"
}