@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12456,
            	author={Kamalow, Raffael and Siedler, Thomas},
            	title={The Effects of Stepwise Minimum Legal Drinking Age Legislation on Mortality: Evidence from Germany},
            	year={2019},
	month={Jun},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={12456},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp12456},
	abstract={This study investigates the short-term mortality effects of two age-based restrictions on legal access to alcohol in Germany. We exploit sharp differences in legal access to alcohol at 16 and 18 years by implementing a regression discontinuity design. We find discontinuous increases in deaths at both age cutoffs, which are mainly driven by a "novice driver effect", whereas legal access to alcohol plays a marginal role at most. Overall, our results indicate that a stepwise introduction to alcohol has, at most, a minor impact on drunk driving and mortality at age 16 and 18 years. This study thus provides fresh impetus to the ongoing debate on the "optimal" MLDA legislation.},
	keywords={mortality;motor vehicle fatalities;minimum legal drinking age;regression discontinuity design},
            }