Abstract
Sugar-sweetened beverages have been pinpointed as a major contributor to adolescent obesity; the rates of obesity have dramatically increased over the past twenty years. This study investigates the effects of California’s SB 965, which banned certain beverages from being sold in high schools, including sodas. Using store-level scanner data, I estimate the effect of the ban on out-of-school purchases. Using a triple difference specification, I find that soda purchases post-ban decrease when stores are close to a school. However, when looking to stores within proximity to an open campus school, there is a significant increase in sales, although this finding is plagued by major deficits in the data.