Alcohol, violence and injury-induced mortality: Evidence from a modern-day prohibition

Barron, Kai; Parry, Charles D. H.; Bradshaw, Debbie; Dorrington, Rob; Groenewald, Pam; Laubscher, Ria; Matzopoulos, Richard

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dc.contributor.author	Barron, Kai	de
dc.contributor.author	Parry, Charles D. H.	de
dc.contributor.author	Bradshaw, Debbie	de
dc.contributor.author	Dorrington, Rob	de
dc.contributor.author	Groenewald, Pam	de
dc.contributor.author	Laubscher, Ria	de
dc.contributor.author	Matzopoulos, Richard	de
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-27T10:37:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-27T10:37:43Z
dc.date.issued	2022	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/78814
dc.description.abstract	This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on the true impact of alcohol on injury-induced mortality. We also document a sharp drop in violent crimes, indicating a tight link between alcohol and aggressive behavior in society. Our results underscore the severe harm that alcohol can cause and point towards a role for policy measures that target the heaviest drinkers in society.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social problems and services	en
dc.subject.ddc	Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Social sciences, sociology, anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	COVID-19	de
dc.title	Alcohol, violence and injury-induced mortality: Evidence from a modern-day prohibition	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.volume	SP II 2022-301	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.publisher.city	Berlin	de
dc.source.series	Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Ökonomik des Wandels
dc.subject.classoz	soziale Probleme	de
dc.subject.classoz	Social Problems	en
dc.subject.classoz	Gesundheitspolitik	de
dc.subject.classoz	Health Policy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Republik Südafrika	de
dc.subject.thesoz	Republic of South Africa	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Alkoholkonsum	de
dc.subject.thesoz	alcohol consumption	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Gewalt	de
dc.subject.thesoz	violence	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Kriminalität	de
dc.subject.thesoz	criminality	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Sterblichkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	mortality	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Alkohol	de
dc.subject.thesoz	alcohol	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Verbot	de
dc.subject.thesoz	ban	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Gesundheitspolitik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	health policy	en
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	WZB	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	monograph	de
dc.type.document	Arbeitspapier	de
dc.type.document	working paper	en
dc.source.pageinfo	83	de
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internal.identifier.classoz	11006
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dc.contributor.corporateeditor	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
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dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.series	920
internal.dda.reference	https://www.econstor.eu/oai/request@@oai:econstor.eu:10419/251789
dc.identifier.handle	http://hdl.handle.net/10419/251789	de
ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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