The Effectiveness of Vehicle Safety Inspections: An Analysis Using Panel Data

David Merrell, Marc Poitras and Daniel Sutter

Southern Economic Journal, 1999, vol. 65, issue 3, 571-583

Abstract: We examined the effectiveness of state automobile safety inspections and present new evidence from a panel of the 50 states for the years 1981‐1993. Our approach incorporated several innovations over previous studies of safety inspections; most significantly, we estimated a fixed‐effects model that incorporated state‐specific shifts in casualty rates. We found no evidence that inspections significantly reduce fatality or injury rates. Our study also provides evidence on the effects of speed limits, seat belts, and Peltzman's offsetting behavior hypothesis.

Date: 1999
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