The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

Florian Baumann; Achim Buchwald; Tim Friehe; Hanna Hottenrott; Mario Mechtel

doi:10.1016/j.irle.2019.105850

The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany

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The effect of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on violent crime: Evidence from Germany. / Baumann, Florian; Buchwald, Achim; Friehe, Tim et al.
In: International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 60, 105850, 01.12.2019.

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abstract = "The question whether alcohol consumption affects violent crime is a crucial one, and may lead to a demand for alcohol availability regulation. In this study, we explore the effects of a state-level ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales on recorded violent crime incidents. We study the ban that was in effect from 2010 to 2017 in the German state Baden-W{\"u}rttemberg. The results show that that the policy reduced both late-night simple assault and aggravated assault, but had no significant effect on late-night rape or robbery.",

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