Impact of Allowing Sunday Alcohol Sales in Georgia on Employment and Hours

Julie Hotchkiss and Yanling Qi

Southern Economic Journal, 2017, vol. 84, issue 2, 504-524

Abstract: Differential timing across counties of the removal of restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales in the state of Georgia is used to determine whether the change had an impact on employment and hours in the beer, wine, and liquor retail sales industry. A triple‐difference (DDD) analysis finds significant relative increases in average weekly hours in the treated industry, but no significant impact on employment. We speculate regarding the forces behind the positive DDD result and conclude that the change in regulation likely lowered profits for affected liquor stores. This would explain why store owners were vocal opponents to restriction removal.

Date: 2017
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Working Paper: Impact of Allowing Sunday Alcohol Sales in Georgia on Employment and Hours (2015)
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