Time series robustness checks to test the effects of the 1996 Australian firearm law on cause-specific mortality

Many studies utilize time series methods to identify causal effects without accounting for an underlying time trend. We show that accounting for trends changes the conclusions in the study of Chapman et al. (JAMA, 316(3), 291-299, 2016), who evaluated the impact of the Australian firearm law in 1996...

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Authors: Ukert, Benjamin (Author) ; Branas, Charles C. 1967- (Author) ; Andreyeva, Elena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-154
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Australia
Firearm regulation
Interrupted time series
Methods