One for the Road: Public Transportation, Alcohol Consumption, and Intoxicated Driving / C. Kirabo Jackson, Emily Greene Owens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, C. Kirabo.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Owens, Emily Greene.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w15872.

NBER working paper series no. w15872

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

One for the Road

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2010.

Summary:

We exploit arguably exogenous train schedule changes in Washington DC to investigate the relationship between public transportation provision, the risky decision to consume alcohol, and the criminal decision to engage in alcohol-impaired driving. Using a triple differences strategy, we provide evidence that overall there was little effect on DUI arrests, alcohol related fatal traffic and alcohol related arrests. However, we find that these overall effects mask considerable heterogeneity across geographic areas and spatial shifting. Specifically, we find that areas close to bars that are within walking distance to Metro stations experience increases in alcohol related arrests and decreases in DUI arrests.

Notes:

Print version record

April 2010.