Minimum Wages and Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities among Teens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19315931 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Adam (0000-0001-8243-9903, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Scott Adams (0000-0001-6466-0444), Mckinley L Blackburn (0000-0002-3483-2302, University of South Carolina), Chad D Cotti, Chad Cotti (0000-0003-1400-1234, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 828-840 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Economics and Statistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6535 • E-ISSN: 1530-9142 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/rest_a_00199 |
| OpenAlex | W2032255028 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
Using cross-state variation in minimum wages, we observe a positive relationship between the minimum wage and the number of alcohol-related accidents involving teen drivers. A similar effect is not observed when examining accidents among adults. The results are consistent with a positive income elasticity for alcoholic beverages and driving activities among young people, in particular for consumption out of discretionary income accorded by higher minimum wages. Evidence of a sizable impact of beer taxes on alcohol-related accidents among youths suggests that beer taxes are one avenue for policymakers to consider in counteracting this unintended consequence of minimum wages
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Consumption (sociology) · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Minimum wage · Political science · Unintended consequences · Wage · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |