The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in a dramatic increase in overdose deaths
over the last two decades. This crisis has created an economic ripple affecting an important …

Real and private-value assets—defined here as the sum of real estate, infrastructure,
collectibles, and noncorporate business equity—compose an investment class worth an …

COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy, including the real estate markets
across different countries in the world. A rich body of literature has emerged in analyzing …

This paper examines the impact of the local opioid epidemic on corporate innovation.
Utilizing a large sample of US public firms from 2003 to 2017, we find that firms located in …

This paper estimates the effects of the opioid epidemic on political outcomes by leveraging
rich geographic variation in exposure to the crisis. We study its effect on the Republican vote …

We present evidence on the effect of a public health crisis on housing markets through the
lens of the recent opioid crisis in the US Using data on opioid prescriptions and repeat sales …

Local mortgage credit access and availability is reduced in areas with higher rates of opioid
abuse. Among depository institutions, lenders' response to the opioid epidemic differs …

Using a unique dataset of unsolicited credit card offer mailings by banks to consumers, we
investigate how opioid abuse affects consumer credit supply. To identify causal effects, we …

This study investigates the impact of the opioid crisis on local firms' risk and payout flexibility
using a sample of 4094 US firms headquartered in 542 counties. We find that firms …

We study the spillover effects of the opioid epidemic through the banking network. Using
granular opioid supply data, we first document a negative link between local opioid supply …