Ride-Hailing Services and Alcohol Consumption: Longitudinal Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption is associated with a wide range of adverse health consequences and a leading cause of preventable deaths. Ride-hailing services such as Uber have been found to prevent alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities. These services may, however, facilitate alcohol consumption generally and binge drinking in particular.

Objective

The goal of the research is to measure the impact of ride-hailing services on the extent and intensity of alcohol consumption. We allow these associations to depend on population density as the use of ride-hailing services varies across markets.

Methods

We exploit the phased rollout of the ride-hailing platform Uber using a difference-in-differences approach. We use this variation to measure changes in alcohol consumpti

SUBMITTER: Burtch G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875688 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature