Plausibly Exogenous [1348] - Firearm Violence Stress (10/10/2023)
LHS Variable
Newborn health
RHS Variable
Firearm violence-induced stress
Source of Exogenous Variation
"beltway sniper" attacks of 2002, a series of random shootings in the Washington DC metropolitan area, led to significant terror and disruptions in daily life over a three-week period.
- Currie, Dursun, Hatch, and Tekin (2023), “The Hidden Cost of Firearm Violence on Pregnant Women and Their Infants”