Plausibly Exogenous [1965] - Business Closures (06/20/2025)

LHS Variable
Economic and health outcomes

RHS Variable
State-level mandatory business closures

Source of Exogenous Variation
Within-state variations in commuting zone (CZ) level exposure to state-level restrictions

- Barrot et al. (2024), “Causal effects of closing businesses in a pandemic”