We use a regression discontinuity design to study the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on traffic accidents. Based on administrative data from Louisiana, we find that the lockdown order led to a significant decrease in traffic accidents (−47%), including accidents involving injury (−46%) and ambulance (−41%). We also find evidence of heterogeneous changes in the decline of drivers involved in accidents, with a smaller decline among individuals aged 25 to 64, male, and nonwhite drivers.
Medicaid is one of the largest social programs in the United States that provides health insurance for low-income families and individuals. Many states have increased coverage in recent years and a growing literature has shown the importance of Medicaid expansions on several outcomes. The literature finds that the Medicaid expansions change health care access (e.g.,
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