Permeable Boundaries: How Neighboring States’ Policy Environments Shape Local Mortality Rates in the United States
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Published online on July 13, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Ahead of Print.
By analyzing 3,094 U.S. counties from 2015 to 2019, this study examines spatial spillover effects of state policy environments on county-level mortality rates. I developed a weighted spatial difference score that captures relative policy contrasts between ...
By analyzing 3,094 U.S. counties from 2015 to 2019, this study examines spatial spillover effects of state policy environments on county-level mortality rates. I developed a weighted spatial difference score that captures relative policy contrasts between ...