| Number |
CREPEDP-143 |
| Publication Date |
August 2023 |
| Title |
Later-life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition |
| Author |
David S. Jacks, Krishna Pendakur, Hitoshi Shigeoka, and 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 longrun
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.
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| Keywords |
Alcohol, federal prohibition, in utero exposure, later-life mortality
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| Other information |
Paper in English (38 pages) |