TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The minimum legal drinking age and crime
JO  - Review of economics and statistics
A1  - Carpenter, Christopher
A1  - Dobkin, Carlos
SP  - 521
EP  - 524
VL  - 97
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0034-6535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00489
ID  - ref1
ER  -