Later-life mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition

David Jacks, Krishna Pendakur, Hitoshi Shigeoka, Anthony Wray*

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Abstract

Despite a recent and dramatic re-evaluation of the health consequences of alcohol consumption, very little is known about the effects of in utero exposure to alcohol on long-run outcomes such as later-life mortality. Here, we investigate how state by year variation in alcohol control arising from the repeal of federal prohibition affects mortality for cohorts born in the 1930s. We find that individuals born in wet states experienced higher later-life mortality than individuals born in dry states, translating into a 3.3% increase in mortality rates between 1990 and 2004 for affected cohorts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number105192
JournalJournal of Public Economics
Volume238
Issue numberOctober
Number of pages10
ISSN0047-2727
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Alcohol
  • Federal prohibition
  • In utero exposure
  • Later-life mortality

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