Plausibly Exogenous [974] - Tort Reform (09/29/2022)
LHS Variable
Fast Food restaurant outcomes
RHS Variable
Tort reform
Source of Exogenous Variation
Variation adoption across states in the timing of commonsense consumption acts (CCAs), which greatly limit fast-food companies’ liability for weight-related harms
- Carpenter and Tello-Trillo (2015), “Do Cheeseburger Bills Work? Effects of Tort Reform for Fast Food”