Regression discontinuity evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum legal e-cigarette purchasing age

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URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-662578
Document Type:	Working paper
Year of publication:	2023
The title of a journal, publication series:	ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume:	23-046
Place of publication:	Mannheim
Publication language:	English
Institution:	School of Law and Economics > Arbeitsmärkte und Sozialversicherungen (Ziebarth 2022-) Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series:	Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject:	330 Economics
Classification:	JEL: I12 , I18 , H51 , H75,
Keywords (English):	e-cigarettes , minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) , monitoring the future , regression discontinuity , vaping
Abstract:	Increases in youth vaping rates and concerns of a new generation of nicotine addicts recently prompted an increase in the federal minimum legal purchase age (MLPA) for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 years. This study presents the first regression discontinuity evidence on the effectiveness of e-cigarette MLPA laws. Using data on 12th graders from Monitoring the Future, we obtain robust evidence that federal and state age-18 MLPAs decreased underage e-cigarette use by 15-20% and frequent use by 20-40%. These findings suggest that the age-21 federal MLPA could meaningfully reduce e-cigarette use among 18-20-year-olds

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BASE: DeSimone, Jeff ; Grossman, Daniel ; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.

Google Scholar: DeSimone, Jeff ; Grossman, Daniel ; Ziebarth, Nicolas R.

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