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In this chapter, we discuss field experiments in surveys that are conducted with the purpose of learning about … experiments within surveys, rather than just relying on observational survey data. We then outline the most commonly used … that are important to consider in the design of such experiments. We also provide a discussion of existing extensions of …
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Audit correspondence studies are field experiments that test for discriminatory behavior in active markets. Researchers …
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Economic data engineering deliberately designs novel forms of data to solve fundamental identification problems associated with economic models of choice. I outline three diverse applications: to the economics of information; to life-cycle employment, earnings, and spending; and to public policy...
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Linear panel models, and the "event-study plots" that often accompany them, are popular tools for learning about policy effects. We discuss the construction of event-study plots and suggest ways to make them more informative. We examine the economic content of different possible identifying...
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This paper tests the retrieved context model of Wachter and Kahana (2019) using a long-term panel of economic forecasts by participants in the Livingston Survey. Events in historical time contribute additional explanatory power to a relative time series model. Historical precedents for current...
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In many health domains, we are concerned that observed links - for example, between "healthy" behaviors and good outcomes - are driven by selection into behavior. This paper considers the additional factor that these selection patterns may vary over time. When a particular health behavior...
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We perform a comparative analysis of machine learning methods for the canonical problem of empirical asset pricing: measuring asset risk premia. We demonstrate large economic gains to investors using machine learning forecasts, in some cases doubling the performance of leading regression-based...
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Over the last two decades, there has been a surge of opioid-related overdose deaths resulting in a myriad of state policy responses. Researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of such policies using a wide-range of statistical models, each of which requires multiple design choices that can...
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lab experiments. The study of historical economics, particularly outside of non-Western countries, has been constrained by …-in-the-field experiments to answer questions on culture and institutions. Often, these tools are used together to provide complementary …
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Correspondence experiments probe for discrimination by manipulating employer perceptions of applicant characteristics …
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