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Headline Estimation with Multiple Research Designs
Vod Vilfort
To study a scalar parameter, a researcher may consider multiple research designs. Based on the evidence across designs, the researcher may wish to formulate a headline estimate of…
Robust Inference for Weighted Estimands
Vod Vilfort
Researchers often conduct inference on weighted estimands, defined as weighted averages of group-level effects. Example settings include event studies with cohort-level effects and…
Integrating Diagnostic Checks into Estimation
Reca Sarfati, Vod Vilfort
Empirical researchers often use diagnostic checks to assess the plausibility of their modeling assumptions, such as testing for covariate balance in RCTs, pre-trends in event studi…
"Post" Pre-Analysis Plans: Valid Inference for Non-Preregistered Specifications
Reca Sarfati, Vod Vilfort
Pre-analysis plans (PAPs) have become standard in experimental economics research, but it is nevertheless common to see researchers deviating from their PAPs to supplement preregis…
Interpreting TSLS Estimators in Information Provision Experiments
Vod Vilfort, Whitney Zhang
To estimate the causal effects of beliefs on actions, researchers often run information provision experiments. We consider the causal interpretation of two-stage least squares (TSL…