sábado, julho 05, 2003

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O artigo que eu sempre quis ler....:-)

Research Papers
Well-Intentioned Insurance Legislation May Increase Alcohol Abuse

by Jonathan Klick
June 3, 2003

In a new working paper, Mercatus scholars, Jonathan Klick and Thomas Stratmann examine the effects of state laws requiring insurance policies to include treatment for alcohol and substance abuse. They statistically measure the effect on alcohol consumption today of laws that increase the level of insurance for addiction treatment in the future. They find that these insurance mandates lead to a statistically significant increase in alcohol consumption on the order of an additional beer per week per person!