@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp9201,
            	author={Sabia, Joseph J. and Bass, Brittany},
            	title={Do Anti-Bullying Laws Reduce Youth Violence?},
            	year={2015},
	month={Jul},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={9201},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp9201},
	abstract={This study is the first to comprehensively examine the effect of state anti-bullying laws (ABLs) on youth violence. Using data from a variety of sources – including the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, Uniform Crime Reports, and newly collected data on school shootings – we find that the enforcement of strict, comprehensive school district anti-bullying policies is associated with a 7 to 13 percent reduction in school violence and an 8 to 12 percent reduction in bullying. Our results also show that anti-bullying policy mandates are associated with a reduction in minor teen school shooting deaths and violent crime arrests. A causal interpretation of our results is supported by falsification tests on older young adults for whom ABLs do not bind.

},
	keywords={anti-bullying laws;youth violence;bullying;school shootings},
            }