20 Aralık 2014 Cumartesi

The Peltzman Effect

My friend Allen Sanderson points out these headlines in today's Wall Street Journal:

Safety Gear Helps Reduce U.S. Traffic Deaths

and

Cities Target Elevated Levels of Pedestrian Deaths

As Sam Peltzman pointed out years ago, when cars get safer, drivers are less careful, increasing externalities on pedestrians.

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