Michael Burda - Sciences Po Spire

Table 2. Estimated Effects of Blue Laws
OLS Fixed Effects Model, 3-Digit Sectors, 1969-93
Variable, Sector Blue laws Extended Blue Laws
Rel. Employment
STRICT FOOD MILD MVR LBS CLR LOC
Joint
F-test
521 Building materials 0.138** -0.051 -0.008 6.77**
and garden equipment 0.142** 0.028 -0.017 -0.089* -0.156* 0.070* -0.039 5.35**
522 General 0.006 0.075** -0.009 4.68**
merchandise stores 0.010 0.131** -0.011 -0.106** -0.070 0.011 -0.006 5.95**
523 Food and grocery 0.029** -0.018* -0.055** 10.12**
stores 0.033** -0.000 -0.052** -0.058** 0.001 0.004 0.011 8.90**
524 Car dealers and 0.028** -0.026** -0.005 9.33**
service stations 0.028** 0.006 -0.003 -0.073** -0.014 -0.020 -0.029** 9.17**
525 Apparel and -0.050** -0.084** -0.028 11.27**
accessory stores -0.040** 0.006 -0.022 -0.216** -0.058* 0.034* 0.000 13.53**
526 Home furniture, -0.027* 0.001 0.047** 5.09**
furnishings stores -0.019 0.067** 0.055** -0.153** -0.025 0.040** -0.033** 11.87**
527 Eating and 0.017 -0.067** -0.091** 10.65**
drinking places 0.025 0.001 -0.083** -0.205** -0.012 -0.024 0.026 7.07**
528 Miscellaneous 0.009 0.005 0.044** 4.90**
Retail 0.010 0.039* 0.041** -0.063** -0.051* 0.005 0.000 3.68**
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