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Mandatory helmet use and the severity of motorcycle accidents: no brainer?

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dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorCabrera, José María
dc.contributor.authorCarozzi, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorCid, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T15:06:35Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T15:06:35Z
dc.date.issued2019es
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1374
dc.description.abstractWe 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. 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.es
dc.format.extent31 p.es
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dc.languageenges
dc.publisherUniversidad de Montevideo, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, Departamento de Economíaes
dc.relation.ispartofDocumentos de trabajo del Departamento de Economíaes
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectLaw enforcementes
dc.subjectSafety and accidentses
dc.subjectHelmet usees
dc.titleMandatory helmet use and the severity of motorcycle accidents: no brainer?es
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
dc.contributor.filiacionBlanco, Magdalena. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguayes
dc.contributor.filiacionCabrera, José María. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguayes
dc.contributor.filiacionCarozzi, Felipe. London School of Economics, United Kingdomes
dc.contributor.filiacionCid, Alejandro. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguayes
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