Saving lives: the 2006 expansion of daylight saving in Indiana

Cook, Adam

doi:10.1007/s00148-021-00833-6

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“…This method combines the synthetic control method with IFE models and is less sensitive to small sample size than the traditional synthetic control method. It is being used by a rapidly growing literature using panel data models with U.S. county-level treatment (Cook, 2021;Cengiz and Tekgüç, 2018;Nguyen, 2020), or with treatment measured in similar smaller geographic areas in other countries (Skorobogatov, 2021;Mäkelä, 2017). As the GSC eliminates confounding factors that violate the identifying parallel trends assumption in event study designs, particularly for unemployment rate in our case, our use of the GSC provides causally interpretable results.…”

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The effects of recreational cannabis access on labor markets: evidence from Colorado

Chakraborty

Doremus

Stith

2021

IZA Journal of Labor Economics

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Recreational cannabis markets possibly increase labor demand through investments in facilities for growing, processing, and retail sales of cannabis, as well as through other industries such as manufacturing, leisure, and hospitality. However, this increase in labor demand may vary substantially across counties within a state as most states with legal recreational cannabis allow individual counties to ban commercial cannabis sales. Meanwhile, labor supply may change through positive and negative effects from cannabis use. Using county-level Colorado data from 2011 to 2018 and exploiting variation across counties in the existence and timing of the start of dispensary sales, we test for changes in the unemployment rate, employment, and wages, overall and by industry subsector. Consistent with an increase in labor demand, we estimate that the sale of recreational cannabis through dispensaries is associated with a 0.7 percentage point decrease in the unemployment rate with no effect on the size of the labor force. We also find a 4.5% increase in the number of employees, with the strongest effects found in manufacturing. We find no effect on wages. Given the lack of a reduction in labor force participation or wages, negative effects on labor supply are likely limited, in line with the existing literature. The decrease in unemployment, coupled with an increase in the number of employees, indicates that labor demand effects likely dominate effects on labor supply. Our results suggest that policymakers considering recreational access to cannabis should anticipate a possible increase in employment.

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The effects of recreational cannabis access on labor markets: evidence from Colorado

Chakraborty

Doremus

Stith

2021

IZA Journal of Labor Economics

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“…1 Other studies have found some positive effects of DST. See, for instance, Doleac and Sanders (2015), Cook (2022) or Tealde (2022) for the effects of DST on crime. 2 Some previous studies have used either an RD strategy or a DiD strategy (see, for example, Doleac and Sanders (2015), using administrative data on criminal activity in the USA), but did not implement both strategies in tandem.…”

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“…11 Other studies have found some positive effects of DST. See, for instance, Doleac and Sanders (2015), Cook (2022) or Tealde (2022) for the effects of DST on crime.…”

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The welfare effects of time reallocation: evidence from Daylight Saving Time

Costa‐Font,

Fleche,

Pagan

2024

Economica

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Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a widely adopted practice implemented by over 70 countries to align sunlight with day‐to‐day activities and reduce energy demands. However, we do not have a clear knowledge of how it affects individuals' welfare. Using a regression discontinuity combined with a difference‐in‐differences design, we find that the Spring DST transition causes a significant decline in life satisfaction. By inducing a reallocation of time, the transition into DST deteriorates sleep quality and increases time stress, which in turn affects physical and emotional health. Using an event study approach, we find that such effects persist for about six days after the DST transition. Conversely, we provide evidence that the Autumn DST transition gives rise to a significant increase in life satisfaction. Finally, using a simple cost‐benefit analysis, we discuss the potential benefits of ending DST.

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