This paper examines the influence of local alcohol prohibition on the prevalence of methamphetamine labs. Using multiple sources of data for counties in Kentucky, we compare various measures of meth manufacturing in wet, moist, and dry counties. Our preferred estimates address the endogeneity of...

The number of breweries in the U.S. states in 2012 varied from 3 in Mississippi to 363 in California. Relative to the population, Vermont has 1 brewery for every 25,040 people and Mississippi has one brewery for every 994,975 people. Most southern states have fewer breweries per population than...