Points To Save Lives: The Effects of Traffic Enforcement Policies on Road Fatalities
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Keywords
road fatalities; traffic enforcement; penalty points system (PPS); synthetic control; Spain. JEL Classification: I18; R41; K32.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HEA-2017-12-18 (Health Economics)
- NEP-REG-2017-12-18 (Regulation)
- NEP-TRE-2017-12-18 (Transport Economics)
- NEP-URE-2017-12-18 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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