Natural Experiments
For this project, you should identify a law that is present in some states and not present in others (e.g., casino gambling, right-turn-on-red, different minimum driving ages, different criteria for driving under the influence, etc.).
Identify four states: two that have the law and two that do not.
Identify the date that each of the two states that have the law passed the law.
Find a relevant statistic for each state from the most recent year (for example, traffic fatalities if you’re looking at minimum driving ages). Libraries tend to have several collections of data that could be used for this.
Locate the same statistics for each state but for the year prior to the years that the new laws were passed. (If the laws were passed in different years, there will be three statistics for each state; if the laws passed in the same year, there will be only two statistics for each state.)
Based on these statistics, is there any evidence for causality between the law and the statistics? Write an answer, paying special attention to the five criteria of causality.
What type of quasi-experimental design have you approximated in this exercise? Write an answer, explaining your reasoning.
Ensure to complete in an APA format with a minimum of 3-4 pages. Title page and reference page are required.
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