Pierce, Justin R. and Schott, Peter K.    <br/><br/>
Trade liberalization and mortality: Evidence from US countries 

 - The American Economic Review: Insights   
 - 2(1), Mar, 2020: p.47-64 
<br/><br/> We investigate the impact of a large and persistent economic shock on "deaths of despair." We find that areas more exposed to a plausibly exogenous change in international trade policy exhibit relative increases in fatal drug overdoses, specifically among whites. We show that these results are not driven by pre-existing trends in mortality rates, that the estimated relationships are robust to controls for state-level legislation pertaining to opioid availability and health care, and that the impact of the policy change on mortality coincides with a deterioration in labor market conditions and uptake of disability insurance.- Reproduced <br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>International Trade Organizations, Health Behavior