Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion 9781400829828
The core methods in today's econometric toolkit are linear regression for statistical control, instrumental variabl
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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
FIGURES
TABLES
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK
Part I. Preliminaries
Chapter 1. Questions about Questions
Chapter 2. The Experimental Ideal
Part II. The Core
Chapter 3. Making Regression Make Sense
Chapter 4. Instrumental Variables in Action: Sometimes You Get What You Need
Chapter 5. Parallel Worlds: Fixed Effects, Differences-in-Differences, and Panel Data
Part III. Extensions
Chapter 6. Getting a Little Jumpy: Regression Discontinuity Designs
Chapter 7. Quantile Regression
Chapter 8. Nonstandard Standard Error Issues
LAST WORDS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES INDEX
REFERENCES
INDEX
