Presenter:

Philip Cook

Authors:

Philip Cook, Christopher Carpenter

Chair: Sara Markowitz; Discussant: John Tauras Mon June 5, 2006 13:45-15:15 Room 335

This is an analysis of whether different types of addictive goods are substitutes or complements in consumption. The behaviors considered are cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption by teenagers. Previous research has shown that zero tolerance laws, which set very low legal blood alcohol limits for individuals under the age of twenty-one, have reduced underage drinking. The current paper focuses on the effects of these laws on cigarette smoking by the affected group.