The minimum legal drinking age and public health

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-156

  Christopher, Christopher ^a,c   Dobkin, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CRIME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CRIME; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957480143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.2.133     Document Type: Article

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