Chen, D.L.; Levonyan, V.; Reinhart, S.E.; Taksler, G. - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2014
The effect of disclosure laws on what is being disclosed is typically unknown since data on disclosed activity rarely exist in the absence of disclosure laws. We exploit data from legal settlements disclosing $316 million in payments to 316,622 physicians across the U.S. from 2009-2011. Multiple...