Bhargava, Saurabh and Pathania, Vikram S (2013) Driving under the (cellular) influence: the link between cell phone use and vehicle crashes. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 5 (3). pp. 92-125. ISSN 1945-7731

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Abstract

We investigate the causal link between driver cell phone use and crash rates by exploiting a natural experiment induced by the 9 pm price discontinuity that characterizes a majority of recent cellular plans. We first document a 7.2 percent jump in driver call likelihood at the 9 pm threshold. Using a prior period as a comparison, we next document no corresponding change in the relative crash rate. Our estimates imply an upper bound in the crash risk odds ratio of 3.0, which rejects the 4.3 asserted by Redelmeier and Tibshirani (1997). Additional panel analyses of cell phone ownership and cellular bans confirm our result.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Business, Management and Economics > Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography
Depositing User:	Catrina Hey
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2013 16:08
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2013 08:48
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/45175

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