Alcohol, marijuana, and American youth: the unintended consequences of government regulation
Alcohol, marijuana, and American youth: the unintended consequences of government regulation
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DOI：
10.1016/s0167-6296(01)00102-3
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发表时间：
2001-11-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Lemieux, T
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作者：
DiNardo, J;Lemieux, T
本文分析了提高最低饮酒年龄对高中生饮酒和吸食大麻流行率的影响。这项实证分析基于来自43个州1980-1989年间的大样本学生。我们发现，法定最低饮酒年龄的提高确实略微降低了饮酒的流行率。然而，我们也发现，提高法定最低饮酒年龄产生了意想不到的后果，略微增加了大麻消费的流行率。结构模型的估计表明，这种意想不到的后果可归因于标准替代效应。(C)2001 Elsevier Science B.V.保留所有权利。
This paper analyzes the impact of increases in the minimum drinking age on the prevalence of alcohol and marijuana use among high school seniors. The empirical analysis is based on a large sample of students from 43 states over the years 1980-1989. We find that increases in the legal minimum drinking age did slightly reduce the prevalence of alcohol consumption. We also find, however, that increased legal minimum drinking ages had the unintended consequence of slightly increasing the prevalence of marijuana consumption. Estimates from a structural model suggest that this unintended consequence is attributable to standard substitution effects. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.