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Blending Theory and Data : A Space Odyssey

Donaldson, Dave - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This article describes methods used in the field of spatial economics that combine insights from economic theory and evidence from data in order to answer counter- factual questions. I outline a general framework that emphasizes three elements: a specific question to be answered, a set of...

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Identification of Marginal Treatment Effects using Subjective Expectations

Briggs, Joseph; Caplin, Andrew; Leth-Petersen, Søren; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We develop a method to identify the individual latent propensity to select into treatment and marginal treatment effects. Identification is achieved with survey data on individuals' subjective expectations of their treatment propensity and of their treatment-contingent outcomes. We use the...

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AI, Labor, Productivity and the Need for Firm-Level Data

Seamans, Robert - 2018

We summarize existing empirical findings regarding the adoption of robotics and AI and its effects on aggregated labor and productivity, and argue for more systematic collection of the use of these technologies at the firm level. Existing empirical work primarily uses statistics aggregated by...

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Designing Randomized Controlled Trials with External Validity in Mind

Chassang, Sylvain; Kapon, Samuel - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

findings, and of their research field as a whole. The paper emphasizes a dynamic view of research processes, in which learning …-makers tomorrow, dynamic research processes are affected by research externalities, i.e. research practices that have high social … value but low private returns. The paper identifies several of these research externalities and argues that funding …

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After the Burning : The Economic Effects of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Albright, Alex; Cook, Jeremy A.; Feigenbaum, James J.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resulted in the looting, burning, and leveling of 35 square blocks of a once-thriving Black neighborhood. Not only did this lead to severe economic loss, but the massacre also sent a warning to Black individuals across the country that similar events were possible in...

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Tipping and the Dynamics of Segregation

Card, David - 2007

In a classic paper, Schelling (1971) showed that extreme segregation can arise from social interactions in white preferences: once the minority share in a neighborhood exceeds a critical "tipping point," all the whites leave. We use regression discontinuity methods and Census tract data from...

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The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots : Evidence from Property Values

Collins, William J. - 2004

In the 1960s numerous cities in the United States experienced violent, race-related civil disturbances. Although social scientists have long studied the causes of the riots, the consequences have received much less attention. This paper examines census data from 1950 to 1980 to measure the...

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Where Did All The Growth Go? External Shocks, Social Conflict, and Growth Collapses

Rodrik, Dani - 1998

This paper argues that domestic social conflicts are a key to understanding why growth rates lack persistence and why so many countries have experienced a growth collapse after the mid-1970s. It emphasizes conflicts interact with external shocks on the one hand, and the domestic institutions of...

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The L.A. Riot and the Economics of Urban Unrest

DiPasquale, Denise - 1996

The Los Angeles riot of 1992 resulted in 52 deaths, 2,500 injuries and at least $446 million in property damage; this staggering toll rekindled interest in understanding the underlying causes of the widespread social phenomenon of rioting. We examine the causes of rioting using international...

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Income Distribution, Political Instability, and Investment

Alesina, Alberto - 1993

This paper successfully tests on a sample of 70 countries for the period 1960-85 the following hypotheses. Income inequality, by fueling social discontent, increases socio-political instability. The latter, by creating uncertainty in the politico-economic environment, reduces investment. As a...

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