Replicating the Levitt and Porter estimates of drunk driving

Summary Estimates of the prevalence and risk of drinking‐and‐driving are a high‐priority need for researchers and policymakers. Levitt and Porter (Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109(6), 1198–1237) demonstrate how these can be recovered using publicly available information in the Fatality Analys...

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Published inJournal of applied econometrics (Chichester, England) Vol. 35; no. 6; pp. 786 - 796
Main Authors Dunn, Richard A., Tefft, Nathan W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.09.2020
Subjects
Driving
Drunk driving
Drunkenness
Econometrics
Economic conditions
Innovations
Policy making
Political economy
Replication
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Summary:Summary Estimates of the prevalence and risk of drinking‐and‐driving are a high‐priority need for researchers and policymakers. Levitt and Porter (Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109(6), 1198–1237) demonstrate how these can be recovered using publicly available information in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Although robust to systematic misreporting and sample selection and far cheaper to implement than surveys, their methodological innovations are largely ignored. We believe this arises partly from difficulty in replicating their results. This article identifies the underlying causes of replication failure and offers practical guidance for future implementation that takes advantage of the current structure of the FARS data.
ISSN:0883-7252
1099-1255
DOI:10.1002/jae.2782