TY  - RPRT
        AU  - DeSimone, Jeff
AU  - Grossman, Daniel
AU  - Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
        TI  - Regression Discontinuity Evidence on the Effectiveness of the Minimum Legal E-cigarette Purchasing Age
        PY  - 2022/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15671
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp15671
        AB  - 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. 
        KW  - e-cigarettes
KW  - minimum legal purchase age (MLPA)
KW  - Monitoring the Future
KW  - regression discontinuity
KW  - vaping
        ER  -