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100			_aBarron, Kai _9121907
245		0	_aAlcohol, Violence, and Injury-Induced Mortality: Evidence from a Modern-Day Prohibition
260			_bThe Review of Economics and Statistics
260			_c2024
300			_a938-955
520			_aThis paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nationwide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14%. 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 toward a role for policy measures that target the heaviest drinkers in society.
650			_a Alcohol _929053
650			_a Morbidity _934203
650			_a Mortality _93391
650			_aViolence
700			_a Bradshaw, Debbie _9122809
700			_a Dorrington, Rob _9122810
700			_a Groenewald, Pam _9122811
700			_a Parry, Charles D. H. _9122812
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01228
999			_c134359 _d134359