ECIN Replication Package for "Let There Be Light: Daylight Saving Time and Road Traffic Collisions"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jonathan James, University of Bath

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Project Citation:

James, Jonathan. ECIN Replication Package for “Let There Be Light: Daylight Saving Time and Road Traffic Collisions.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-11-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/E182865V2

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Summary:

This is the data and code for "Let There Be Light: Daylight Saving Time and Road Traffic Collisions".

This paper examines the impact of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on fatal road crashes in Australia. I exploit within year transitions to and from DST in a regression discontinuity in time framework. To examine the long run effect of the policy, I use trials of DST implemented in various states, and a DST extension due to the Sydney Olympics. Neither the transition to or out of DST, nor the long run effects of DST have an impact on fatalities on the road. However, there is evidence of reallocation of accidents over the day due to ambient light.

Funding Sources: None

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I12 Health Behavior
      Q48 Energy: Government Policy
      R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

Manuscript Number: ECIN-Feb-2022-0068

Geographic Coverage: Australia

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V2 [2022-11-17]

V1 [2022-11-09]

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