You might be surprised that blue laws, which limit certain types of business activity on Sundays, don’t provide much of a benefit, if any. The laws are typically used to restrict the sale of alcohol on Sundays, ostensibly to prevent alcoholism.
According to a recent study conducted by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, and various other universities, repealing blue laws does not have the pernicious impact that proponents might predict. The study focused on Connecticut, which repealed Sunday blue laws in 2012, and analyzed the trends.
The move was initially opposed by liquor stores, which argued that allowing grocery stores and other retailers to sell alcohol on Sundays would cut into their profits. They also pointed out that staying open an extra day would add more to their overhead costs. Others indicated that it would…
