TY  - RPRT
        AU  - French, Michael
AU  - Gumus, Gulcin
        TI  - Fast Times During Spring Breaks: Are Traffic Fatalities Another Consequence?
        PY  - 2014/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8353
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp8353
        AB  - Every year in the United States, millions of college students travel for spring break, spending billions of dollars. We examine a potential adverse consequence of spring break that has received little attention in the literature – traffic safety. In particular, we estimate the impact of spring break season on fatal passenger vehicle crashes. Using daily county-level longitudinal data on traffic fatalities in popular spring break destinations from 1982-2011, we conduct separate analyses by age groups, license status, and alcohol involvement in the crash. Our findings indicate that passenger vehicle fatalities are significantly overrepresented during the spring break season.
        KW  - spring break
KW  - college students
KW  - traffic fatalities
KW  - externalities
        ER  -