Plausibly Exogenous [621] - Impulse Purchases (09/30/2021)
LHS Variable
Aggregate homicide levels
RHS Variable
Firearm purchase delays
Source of Exogenous Variation
Firearm demand spike after the re-election of President Obama in November 2012 and the Sandy Hook shooting in December 2012
- Koenig and Schindler (2021), “Impulse Purchases, Gun Ownership, and Homicides: Evidence from a Firearm Demand Shock”