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The Effect of Cell Phone Bans on Driver Behavior, Accidents, and Casualties

In response to concerns that distracted driving due to cell phone use has become a threat to roadway safety, many states have passed cell phone bans that prohibit drivers from texting and talking on handheld cell phones. This paper empirically examines the impact of these bans on driver cell phone usage, traffic accidents, and casualties. To distinguish the effect of the bans from confounding f...

BMJ Richard

Advertising bans ∗

I show that an advertising ban is more likely to increase rather than decrease total consumption when advertising does not bring about a large expansion of market demand at given prices and when it increases product differentiation (thus allowing firms to command higher prices). In this case, the main impact of a ban on advertising is to reduce equilibrium prices and thus increase demand. I arg...

BMJ B Brueggemann , Richard

Objective To estimate the proportion of school age children with a persistent cough who have evidence of a recent Bordetella pertussis infection. Design Prospective cohort study (October 2001 to March 2005). Setting General practices in Oxfordshire, England. Participants 172 children aged 5-16 years who presented to their general practitioner with a cough lasting 14 days or more who consented t...

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Correspondence to [email protected] BMJ are pleased to announce the launch of the new online-only fully open access title, BMJ Open Respiratory Research. This is published by BMJ in partnership with the British Thoracic Society. The aim of BMJ Open Respiratory Research is to publish high quality, peer-reviewed medical research in the respiratory field, to help improve healthcare outcomes globally....