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This survey discusses the recent causal panel data literature. This recent literature has focused on credibly …
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panel data settings. The "synthetic control" is a weighted average of control units that balances the treated unit's pre …
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We study a difference-in-differences (DiD) framework where groups experience unequal treatment statuses in the pre-policy change period. This approach is commonly employed in empirical studies but it contradicts the canonical model's assumptions. We show that in such settings, the standard DiD...
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Fatal school shootings often spark support for stricter gun laws, threatening the gun lobby's influence and agenda. To prevent political fallout, do pro-gun Political Action Committees increase contributions after fatal school shootings? Leveraging a novel dataset of pro-gun PAC contributions...
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panel data. These models incorporate unobserved, time-varying, individual heterogeneity, which may be correlated with the …
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We study identification in a binary choice panel data model with a single predetermined binary covariate (i.e., a …
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Environmental policy is increasingly concerned with measuring emissions resulting from local changes to electricity consumption. These marginal emissions are challenging to measure because electricity grids encompass multiple locations and the information available to identify the effect of each...
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We propose a method to correct estimates from historical linked data for bias arising from type-I error--"false matches." We estimate the rate of false matching from the disagreement rate in characteristics that should agree across the two linked datasets. Combined with an understanding of the...
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Our preferred panel data regression specification (the "DAWmodel") and the Brennan Center (BC) model, as well as other … panel data estimates of the increase in violent crime will be understated … handgun laws, but because of model dependence the panel was unable to identify the true causal effect of these laws from the …
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proof and limits on medical coverage after developing an annual panel data set for all states between 1997 and 2016. The …
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