3 papers
econ.EM2026
Producing Policy Recommendations: from Statistical Decision Theory to Empirical Practice
Giacomo Opocher
Applied research in economics is intrinsically motivated by broad normative objectives. However, it is not obvious how a researcher should direct their efforts to produce evidence…
econ.EM2026
Learning Where to Look: Delaunay Matching for Policy Choice and Data Collection
Giacomo Opocher
This paper studies data-driven policy choices from a geometric perspective. A sample from a donor population fully exposed to an innovation informs a policymaker (PM) on whether to…
econ.EM2026
Better Measurement or Larger Samples? Data Collection for Policy Learning with Unobserved Heterogeneity
Giacomo Opocher
Empirical research shows that individuals' responses to treatments vary along latent characteristics, such as innate ability or motivation. Therefore, a policymaker seeking to maxi…