This paper examines the relationship between the timing of food stamp benefits and daily alcohol related fatal accidents. We exploit substantial exogenous variation in state food stamp distribution dates and enrollment numbers to estimate the relationship using binary outcome and count data...

In this study, we examine how the probability of driving after a binge-drinking episode varies with the location of consumption and type of alcohol consumed. We also investigate the relationship between the location of alcohol purchase and the number of alcohol-related fatal motor vehicle...

In this paper, we investigate to what extent and in what ways conditions related to the recession of 2007-2008 reduced fatal crashes. We hypothesize that the reduction in fatal automobile accidents operates through both the quantity of driving and changes in behaviors associated with driving....