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Economics
Alexander Ahammer, Stefan Bauernschuster, Martin Halla, Hannah Lachenmaier
Summary: Low minimum legal drinking ages (MLDAs) are common in many European countries, but little research has been done on the topic. This study used survey and administrative data to examine the impact of Austria's MLDA of 16 on teenage drinking behavior and morbidity. The findings show that legal access to alcohol increases the frequency and intensity of drinking among teenagers, resulting in more hospital admissions due to alcohol intoxication. These effects are stronger for boys and teenagers from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Ergonomics
Nicholas A. Wright, La-Troy Lee
Summary: In the United States, approximately 28 lives are lost daily in motor vehicle accidents involving alcohol-impaired drivers. Despite various traffic laws enacted by most states to tackle this issue, there is little consensus on their effectiveness in reducing alcohol-induced fatalities. This paper uses quasi-random variation in state-level laws to estimate the causal impact of alcohol-related traffic laws on the frequency of fatal accidents, highlighting potential biases in traditional estimation methods.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2021)
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Economics
Jason M. Fletcher, Qiongshi Lu
Summary: This study explores interactions between genetic predispositions and health behaviors using policy-induced variation in legal access to alcohol in the United States. It finds that the Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) laws have significant impacts on binge drinking behaviors, especially affecting individuals with high genetic predispositions for alcohol use.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patrick T. Zamba, Matthew E. Rossheim
Summary: This study investigated the association between minimum jail sentences included in state DUI laws and self-reported drunk-driving in the US using BRFSS 2020 data. The findings suggest that residents of states with no minimum jail sentence for a first-time DUI offense have a higher incidence rate of drunk-driving episodes compared to those in states with a minimum jail sentence.
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Robert Chen-Hao Chang, Chia-Yu Wang, Hsin-Han Li, Cheng-Di Chiu
Summary: This study proposed a two-stage neural network for recognizing drunk driving, with the first stage determining the subject's age range and the second stage identifying facial features of drunk driving. The system demonstrated high accuracy in recognizing drunk driving across different age groups, supporting its robustness and practical application.
Article
Ergonomics
Femke Cathelyn, Pieter Van Dessel, Jan De Houwer
Summary: The studies provided initial evidence for the predictive utility of the P-DUI-IAT for drunk driving, demonstrating its potential value in identifying individuals at risk of drunk driving. Results showed that the PDUI-IAT discriminated well between participants who had engaged in drunk driving and those who had not, and it also had independent and incremental predictive validity for past and future drunk driving behavior.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Hamza Farooq, Ayesha Altaf, Faiza Iqbal, Juan Castanedo Galan, Daniel Gavilanes Aray, Imran Ashraf
Summary: Traffic accidents pose significant risks to human life, resulting in a high number of deaths and injuries. Drunk driving is a major contributor to the increasing number of fatal accidents. Current methods of assessing driver alcohol consumption are vulnerable to network risks and have security restrictions. This study aims to develop a platform that combines the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology to address these concerns and enhance user data security.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fangrong Wang, Dongsheng Bai, Zhaoyang Liu, Zongwei Yao, Xiaohui Weng, Conghao Xu, Kaidi Fan, Zihan Zhao, Zhiyong Chang
Summary: With the rapid development of shared cars, a two-step drunk driving detection framework for shared cars that accurately judges whether the driver is drunk has been proposed in this paper. By optimizing the sensor array based on the random forest algorithm, the cost and volume of the electronic nose are reduced. Through time slicing of the original data, the optimal sampling time is found. Using the proposed framework, the accuracy of driver drunk driving detection in shared cars reaches 99.44% and 100% for the first and second steps, respectively, with a sampling time of 5 s. This paper presents a practical electronic nose system for the detection of drunk driving in shared cars.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Dusko Pesic, Dalibor Pesic, Aleksandar Trifunovic, Svetlana Cicevic
Summary: Driving under the influence of alcohol is a significant contributing factor to road traffic crashes, with young drivers posing a higher risk due to their lack of experience and unsafe behavior. This study aimed to examine the perception of a campaign about drunk driving and present the self-reported behavior and attitudes of young drivers in Serbia. The results showed that younger respondents were more likely to remember the road traffic safety campaign and perceive messages with fewer words.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Kunal Lalwani, Clayton Sewell, Gralyn Frazier, Wendel Abel
Summary: This study analyzed the prevalence of alcohol use patterns, sociodemographic factors, and risk of alcohol dependence among vehicle drivers in Jamaica. The results showed that 75% of Jamaicans reported lifetime alcohol use, with approximately 65% of drivers currently drinking alcohol. Among current drinkers, 18% admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Factors such as religion, occupation, age, gender, and household headship were found to be associated with higher rates of driving under the influence.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Femke Cathelyn, Pieter Van Dessel, Jan De Houwer
Summary: This study examines the practical utility of a new generation of implicit measures for predicting drunk driving. The results show that the implicit measures can retrospectively predict drunk driving in driving school students, but the predictive effect is not clear in prospective prediction. The results from another study provide strong evidence for the utility of both implicit measures in prospectively predicting self-rated drunk driving.
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Chemistry, Analytical
Juan Liu, Yang Luo, Liang Ge, Wen Zeng, Ziyang Rao, Xiaoting Xiao
Summary: This study develops an online intelligent drunk driving detection device based on sensor fusion, which enhances the accuracy of detection and enables online identification of drunk drivers and vehicle locking to prevent drunk driving.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shaohua Wang, Jianzhen Liu, Ning Chen, Jinjian Xiao, Panyi Wei
Summary: This research examines the spatial effects of various factors on drunk-driving crash density using data from blood-alcohol test reports in Tianjin, China. The study finds that considering spatial heterogeneity can improve the effectiveness of programs aimed at reducing drunk driving crashes.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Nuttanon Songsuwan, Dawud Thongtha, Pawaton Kaemawichanurat
Summary: This paper investigates the cops and robbers game with a robber performing a random walk. By applying the concepts of expected hitting time in Markov Chain and combinatorial technique, the expected capture times of the robber by the cop in various graphs are calculated.
DYNAMIC GAMES AND APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yun-Shan Chan, Wei-Der Tsai
Summary: DUI is a major cause of traffic crashes in Taiwan, resulting in significant medical expenditures and human capital loss. Increasing penalties for DUI offenders can lead to more drivers refusing breath tests to avoid severe punishment, weakening the detection of behavioral impairment. Aggravating penalties for breath test refusal may decrease the refusal rate and reinforce the deterrent effect of DUI.
TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Economics
Matthew Harding, Michael Lovenheim
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2017)
Article
Economics
N. Meltem Daysal, Michael Lovenheim, Nikolaj Siersbaek, David N. Wasser
Summary: The study shows that increasing housing prices in Denmark significantly boosts fertility rates and has a positive impact on infant health, particularly in terms of birth weight and prematurity. However, these effects are mainly driven by changes in the composition of the birth population, and there is no evidence of health impacts within the first five years of life.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Economics
Ozkan Eren, Michael F. Lovenheim, H. Naci Mocan
Summary: This study presents the first analysis of the impact of grade retention on adult criminal convictions and finds that grade retention increases the likelihood of violent crime convictions and the number of convictions for violent crimes at first conviction. These effects are likely due to declines in high school peer quality and reduced educational investments leading to lower acquisition of noncognitive skills.
JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Riley Acton, Scott Imberman, Michael Lovenheim
Summary: This study explores the spillover effects from health care policy to education sector by examining how health insurance coverage impacts the education of students with ASD. Despite little change in ASD identification, the mandate was found to crowd out special education supports for students with ASD. The lack of short-run impact on achievement suggests that the mandate had minimal net effect on academic achievement of ASD students.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Business, Finance
Luis Armona, Rajashri Chakrabarti, Michael F. Lovenheim
Summary: For-profit providers have become a significant presence in the US higher education markets. Students attending these institutions accumulate more educational debt and have a higher likelihood of defaulting on their loans compared to students attending similarly-selective public schools. This study examines the causal effect of for-profit enrollment on student debt and repayment outcomes, as well as the mechanisms in the educational and labor market domains that drive these effects. The findings suggest that enrollment in for-profit institutions leads to more loans, higher loan amounts, an increased likelihood of borrowing, and a higher risk of default. These outcomes are driven by higher tuition fees in for-profit institutions and a negative impact of for-profit enrollment on labor market outcomes.
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Review
Economics
Philip DeCicca, Donald Kenkel, Michael F. Lovenheim
Summary: Tobacco regulation has been a significant aspect of health policy in developed countries, involving taxation, smoking bans, and regulations to reduce the appeal of tobacco products. The emergence of alternative products, such as e-cigarettes, has added complexity to tobacco regulation. The effectiveness of tobacco regulations and their impact on economic welfare are still subjects of debate.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Economics
N. Meltem Daysal, Michael F. Lovenheim, David N. Wasser
AEA PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS
(2022)
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Economics
Rodney J. Andrews, Scott A. Imberman, Michael F. Lovenheim
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
(2020)
Article
Economics
Michael F. Lovenheim, Alexander Willen
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
(2019)
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Economics
Michael F. Lovenheim, Patrick Walsh
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW
(2018)
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Economics
Margaret Brehm, Scott A. Imberman, Michael F. Lovenheim
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Economics
Sarah R. Cohodes, Daniel S. Grossman, Samuel A. Kleiner, Michael F. Lovenheim
JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES
(2016)
Article
Economics
Peter Arcidiacono, Michael Lovenheim
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE
(2016)
Article
Economics
Scott A. Imberman, Michael F. Lovenheim
JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS
(2016)
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Economics
Rodney J. Andrews, Jing Li, Michael F. Lovenheim
JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCES
(2016)
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Economics
Joan Costa-Font, Sarah Fleche, Ricardo Pagan
Summary: This study uses longitudinal data from Germany and finds that a one-hour increase in weekly sleep is associated with a rise in employment and an increase in weekly earnings. The effect on earnings comes from productivity improvements due to a decrease in working hours with longer sleep duration. The study also identifies improved mental well-being as a key mechanism driving these effects.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Economics
Jonas Cuzulan Hirani, Miriam Wust
Summary: The use of reminders in public vaccination programs can effectively increase childhood vaccination coverage, especially when sent close to the recommended vaccination age. Both digital and postal reminders have equal impact on vaccination rates. Prospective reminders can improve timely vaccinations in later childhood and help achieve high coverage for new vaccines in complex vaccination programs. Reminders prompt additional preventive care for the focal children, but have no spillover effects on other health behaviors or relatives.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2024)