Plausibly Exogenous [1895] - Air Traffic (04/11/2025)

LHS Variable
Local economic growth

RHS Variable
Air service

Source of Exogenous Variation
Large and swift changes to air traffic induced by the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act

- Blonigen and Cristea (2015), “Air service and urban growth: Evidence from a quasi-natural policy experiment”