Table Al.

Selected laws in the domain of alcohol regulation used in analysis. The number of states enacting related laws in 1980–2010 is given in parentheses.

Domain	Policy	Law	Source
Alcohol Regulation	Beer tax	State excise tax on packaged beer (30)	[78]
	Dramshop liability	What kind of knowledge/action by the vendor is required for there to be liability in civil action (20)
		What kind of knowledge/action by the vendor is required for there to be liability under criminal or administrative law (8)
		What kind of responsibility is imposed upon the liable vendor (32)
	Host liability	Presence of laws that impose liability against individual social hosts responsible (23)	[79]
		Whether the law applies to underage parties or all parties (24)	[79]
		Whether the law applies to residential, outdoor, or other properties (24)	[79]
		Whether the law holds hosts responsible based on underage guests; consumption of alcohol, or if possession is enough (24)	[79]
		Whether the law exempts family members and/or non-owner residents of the property (24)	[79]
	Keg registration	Presence of regulations for registering purchased kegs (31)	[80, 81]
	Alcohol sales ban on Sundays	Presence of a law prohibiting purchase of alcohol on Sundays (7)	[82]