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econ.EM2022
The Effect of Omitted Variables on the Sign of Regression Coefficients
Matthew A. Masten, Alexandre Poirier
We show that, depending on how the impact of omitted variables is measured, it can be substantially easier for omitted variables to flip coefficient signs than to drive them to zer…
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Assessing Omitted Variable Bias when the Controls are Endogenous
Paul Diegert, Matthew A. Masten, Alexandre Poirier
Omitted variables are one of the most important threats to the identification of causal effects. Several widely used methods assess the impact of omitted variables on empirical con…
econ.EM2022
Choosing Exogeneity Assumptions in Potential Outcome Models
Matthew A. Masten, Alexandre Poirier
There are many kinds of exogeneity assumptions. How should researchers choose among them? When exogeneity is imposed on an unobservable like a potential outcome, we argue that the…