Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5058543 | Economics Letters | 2015 | 4 Pages |
â¢We estimate the effect of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on myocardial infarction (AMI).â¢We use daily mortality data provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health.â¢We use a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of interest.â¢Results show that this abrupt disturbance increases incidence of AMI by 7.4%-8.5%.
Limited evidence suggests that Daylight Saving Time (DST) shifts have a substantial influence on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Previous literature, however, lack proper identification necessary to vouch for causal interpretation. We exploit Daylight Saving Time shift using non-parametric regression discontinuity techniques to provide indisputable evidence that this abrupt disturbance does affect incidence of AMI.