Extending alcohol retailers' opening hours: Evidence from Sweden

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Avdic, Daniel, Stephanie von Hinke
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Alcohol; Opening hours

Excessive alcohol use is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes that inflict large societal costs. This paper investigates the impacts of increases in regulated opening hours of Swedish alcohol retailers on alcohol purchases, health and crime outcomes by relating changes in these outcomes...