Sunday Liquor Laws and Crime.
Sunday Liquor Laws and Crime.
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周日酒类法律和犯罪。
DOI：
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.08.002
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Heaton,Paul
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作者：
Heaton,Paul
许多司法管辖区已考虑放宽周日酒类销售限制，但此类限制对公共健康的影响仍知之甚少。本文分析了周日包装酒类销售合法化对犯罪的影响，重点关注从 2004 年开始在弗吉尼亚州分阶段引入此类销售。双重差分和三重差分估计表明，自由化使轻微犯罪增加了 5%，与酒精有关的严重犯罪增加了 10%。法律变化并未影响国内犯罪或导致显着的地理或跨时犯罪转移。这种额外犯罪的成本与该州酒类销售增加的收入相当。
Many jurisdictions have considered relaxing Sunday alcohol sale restrictions, yet such restrictions' effects on public health remain poorly understood. This paper analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime, focusing on the phased introduction of such sales in Virginia beginning in 2004. Differences-in-differences and triple-difference estimates indicate the liberalization increased minor crime by 5% and alcohol-involved serious crime by 10%. The law change did not affect domestic crime or induce significant geographic or inter-temporal crime displacement. The costs of this additional crime are comparable to the state's revenues from increased liquor sales.