Data and Code for Shaping the Habits of Teen Drivers
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Timothy Moore, Purdue University; Todd Morris, HEC Montreal
Version: View help for Version V1
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Project Citation:
Moore, Timothy, and Morris, Todd. Data and Code for Shaping the Habits of Teen Drivers. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-06-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E180701V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This repository provides the Stata code and the non-confidential data sources for the article "Shaping the Habits of Teen Drivers" published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy. We provide the abstract of the paper below:
We show that a targeted law can modify teens’ risky behavior. We examine the effects of an Australian intervention banning first-year drivers from driving late at night with multiple peers, which had accounted for one-fifth of their traffic fatalities. Using data on individual drivers linked to crash outcomes, we find the reform more than halves targeted crashes, casualties and deaths. There are large positive spillovers through lower crashes earlier in the evening and beyond the first year, suggesting broad and persistent declines in high-risk driving. Overall, the targeted intervention delivers gains comparable to harsher restrictions that delay teen driving.
We show that a targeted law can modify teens’ risky behavior. We examine the effects of an Australian intervention banning first-year drivers from driving late at night with multiple peers, which had accounted for one-fifth of their traffic fatalities. Using data on individual drivers linked to crash outcomes, we find the reform more than halves targeted crashes, casualties and deaths. There are large positive spillovers through lower crashes earlier in the evening and beyond the first year, suggesting broad and persistent declines in high-risk driving. Overall, the targeted intervention delivers gains comparable to harsher restrictions that delay teen driving.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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traffic fatalities;
teens ;
driving restrictions;
risky behavior;
habit formation;
expressive value of law
JEL Classification:
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I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
K32 Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
K32 Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
Geographic Coverage:
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New South Wales, Australia
Time Period(s):
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6/2004 – 9/2014
Universe:
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License data: Drivers in NSW born in 1980 or later
Crash data: All reported road crashes on public roads in NSW involving at least one injury, fatality or vehicle being towed.
Crash data: All reported road crashes on public roads in NSW involving at least one injury, fatality or vehicle being towed.
Data Type(s):
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administrative records data
Methodology
Data Source:
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NSW Government
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Individual
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