2 papers
econ.EM2026
Does p-Hacking Mitigate or Exacerbate the Effects of Publication Bias?
Yong Cai, Agathe Pernoud, Boli Xu
This paper studies the effects of p-hacking on the bias of published estimates when papers with statistically significant results are selectively published. We show that fast p-hac…
econ.EM2023
Identifying Socially Disruptive Policies
Eric Auerbach, Yong Cai
Social disruption occurs when a policy creates or destroys many network connections between agents. It is a costly side effect of many interventions and so a growing empirical lite…