Decomposing the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and fatal car crashes during the great recession: Alcohol- and non-alcohol-related accidents

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Cotti, Chad ^a   Tefft, Nathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; fatal accidents; macroeconomic conditions; unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052549900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2860     Document Type: Article

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