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Last Published October 31, 2019 11:15 AM January 11, 2024 11:30 AM
Study Withdrawn No
Intervention Completion Date November 30, 2018
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) Survey: 482 street segments Administrative records: 5987 street segments
Was attrition correlated with treatment status? No
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations Survey: 578 bars in 482 street segments Administrative data: 5987 street segments
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms Survey: 258 treated bars and 320 control bars Administrative data: 3029 pure control, 2730 indirectly treated, and 228 directly treated
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? No
Program Files No
Data Collection Completion Date November 30, 2018
Is data available for public use? No
Keyword(s) Crime Violence And Conflict Crime Violence And Conflict
Building on Existing Work No
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Papers

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Paper Abstract This paper evaluates the randomized Good Drinks program in four localities of Bogotá, Colombia. The intervention encourages bartenders to adopt standardized practices that promote responsible behavior in terms of alcohol consumption with the goal of reducing alcohol-related violence and was implemented in cooperation with Colombia’s largest brewery and the city’s Secretariat of Security, Coexistence, and Justice. Tracing out the relationship between alcohol consumption and violence is useful because alcohol-related incidents often lead to more serious crimes. Our experimental design allows estimating direct and spillover effects on reported incidents within and around bars. Results show that bartenders in treatment locations sell more water and food, thus contributing to more responsible behavior by patrons. However, we find no direct or spillover effects of these changes in consumption on brawls five months after the program, but some improvement on other alcohol-related incidents. The experience of the Good Drinks program provides a better understanding of three aspects related to alcohol regulation and policy: (i) the role bartenders can play to curb excessive alcohol consumption and promote good behavior among customers, (ii) a practical experience of using less restrictive interventions for alcohol regulation, and (iii) the value of public-private partnerships.
Paper Citation Ham, A., Maldonado, D., Weintraub, M., Camacho, A. F., & Gualtero, D. (2022). Reducing Alcohol‐Related Violence with Bartenders: A Behavioral Field Experiment. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41(3), 731-761.
Paper URL https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22365
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