%0 Report
        %A French, Michael
%A Gumus, Gulcin
        %T Fast Times During Spring Breaks: Are Traffic Fatalities Another Consequence?
        %D 2014
        %8 2014 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 8353
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8353
        %X 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.
        %K spring break
%K college students
%K traffic fatalities
%K externalities