全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP15501 Mandatory Helmet Use and the Severity of Motorcycle Accidents: No Brainer?

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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP15501
	DP15501 Mandatory Helmet Use and the Severity of Motorcycle Accidents: No Brainer?
	Jose Maria Cabrera; Felipe Carozzi; Alejandro Cid; Magdalena Blanco
发表日期	2020-11-27
出版年	2020
语种	英语
摘要	We study the impact of mandatory motorcycle helmet use laws on the severity and volume of road accidents in Uruguay by exploiting a change in the enforcement of the traffic law. Using event-study, differences-in-difference and synthetic control methods, we report a sharp increase in helmet use and a 40 percent reduction in the incidence of serious or fatal motorcyclist accidents as a result of the change in enforcement. The change translates into an increase in minor injuries, indicating a shift in the distribution of accident severity. We find no evidence of other behavioral responses in terms of either the volume or type of accidents. We show that additional costs of enforcement for the relevant government agencies were negligible and estimate the health benefits of the policy.
主题	Development Economics ; Public Economics
关键词	Helmet use Law enforcement Traffic accidents
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp15501
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/544502
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jose Maria Cabrera,Felipe Carozzi,Alejandro Cid,et al. DP15501 Mandatory Helmet Use and the Severity of Motorcycle Accidents: No Brainer?. 2020.