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Published in final edited form as: J Public Econ. 2023 Mar 17;221:104860. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2023.104860

Table 6 –

Spillover Effects on Non-Advertised Chronic Drugs

Reduced Form
2SL
Dependent Variable: # of Prescriptions Advertised Drugs Non-Advertised »Drugs: Generic Non-Advertised Drugs: Brand Total Advertised Drugs Non-Advertised »Drugs: Generic Non-Advertised Drugs: Brand Total

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
A. Instrument=Share65+ *Post
Post*Share65+ 0.107*** 0.100*** 0.025*** 0.233***
(0.023) (0.027) (0.007) (0.038)
Views per Person (Non-Elderly) 0.017*** 0.016*** 0.004*** 0.037***
(0.004) (0.005) (0.002) (0.008)
B. Instrument=High Elderly Share * Post
High Elderly Share*Post 0.005*** 0.006*** 0.001 0.011***
(0.001) (0.002) 0.000 (0.002)
Views per Person (Non-Elderly) 0.014*** 0.016*** 0.002 0.032***
(0.005) (0.005) (0.002) (0.008)
Mean of Dep. Var (pre- Part D) 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.18 0.11 0.04 0.03 0.18
Zipcode x Condition x Quarter Obs 107,345 107,345 107,345 107,345 107,345 107,345 107,345 107,345

Notes:

***

p<0.01,

**

p<0.05,

*

p<0.1. Clustered standard errors at the 3-digit ZIP code level; all specifications include quarter fixed effects, 3-digit ZIP code fixed effects, condition fixed effects. Includes the 50 chronic drugs that advertised during the study period and the drugs in the same classes that did not advertise. Non-advertised drugs are separated into generic and brand products. Data is from 2004–2010.