Balestra, Simone; Liebert, Helge; Maestas, Nicole; … - 2022
We investigate behavioral responses to a staggered disruption in the supply of prescription opioids across U.S. states …: the introduction of electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Using administrative datasets, we find PDMPs … curtail the proliferation of prescription opioids. Physicians respond to monitoring on the extensive margin, limiting the …