Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/106528 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8590
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using US fatality data from 1975 to 2003, Levitt (2008) shows that child safety seats do not significantly reduce fatalities for children aged two to six as compared to standard seat belts. Although we were unable to gain access to the original programs and dataset used, we were able to replicate Levitt's (2008) findings almost exactly. We extend Levitt (2008) by showing that the findings also hold for the years 2004 to 2011 despite changing driver characteristics and restraint use patterns. We fail to find evidence that SUVs provide additional safety for children.
Subjects: 
scientific replication
Steven Levitt
child safety seats
improper use
SUVs
fatalities
FARS
JEL: 
I18
I31
Z13
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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