Seatbelt use among drunk drivers in different legislative settings

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 758-772

  Adams, Scott ^a   Cotti, Chad ^b   Tefft, Nathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^c BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84911988664     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12155     Document Type: Article

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