4 papers
State policy heterogeneity analyses: considerations and proposals
Max Rubinstein, Megan S. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Stuart +4
State-level policy studies often conduct heterogeneity analyses that quantify how treatment effects vary across state characteristics. These analyses may be used to inform state-sp…
Choosing an analytic approach: Key study design considerations in state policy evaluation
Elizabeth M. Stone, Megan S. Schuler, Elizabeth A. Stuart +4
This paper reviews and details methods for state policy evaluation to guide selection of a research approach based on evaluation setting and available data. We highlight key design…
Autoregressive models for panel data causal inference with application to state-level opioid policies
Joseph Antonelli, Max Rubinstein, Denis Agniel +8
Motivated by the study of state opioid policies, we propose a novel approach that uses autoregressive models for causal effect estimation in settings with panel data and staggered…
Assessing Bias and Precision in State Policy Evaluations: A Comparative Analysis of Time-Varying Estimators Using Policy Simulations
Max Griswold, Beth Ann Griffin, Max Rubinstein +6
Using state-level opioid overdose mortality data from 1999-2016, we simulated four time-varying treatment scenarios, which correspond to real-world policy dynamics (ramp up, ramp d…