Alcohol availability and crime: Lessons from liberalized weekend sales restrictions

We investigate a large-scale experimental scheme implemented in Sweden whereby the state in the year 2000 required all alcohol retail stores in selected areas to stay open on Saturdays. The purpose of the scheme was to evaluate possible social consequences of expanding access to alcohol during weekends. Using rich individual level data we show that this increase in alcohol availability raised both alcohol use and crime.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Grönqvist, Hans ; Niknami, Susan
Published in:	Journal of Urban Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0094-1190. - Vol. 81.2014, C, p. 77-84
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Alcohol laws \| Illegal behavior

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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