Plausibly Exogenous [643] - Biodiversity (10/22/2021)
LHS Variable
Abundance and diversity of natural species
RHS Variable
Economic output
Source of Exogenous Variation
U.S. military buildups, which are heavily influenced by geopolitical factors and unexpected military events, to create an exogenous source of variation in government spending
- Liang, Rudik, and Zou (2021), “Economic Production and Biodiversity in the United States”