%0 Report
        %A DeSimone, Jeff
%A Grossman, Daniel
%A Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
        %T Regression Discontinuity Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Minimum Legal E-cigarette Purchasing Age
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Oct
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15671
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15671
        %X 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. 
        %K e-cigarettes
%K minimum legal purchase age (MLPA)
%K Monitoring the Future
%K regression discontinuity
%K vaping