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Joshua D. Angrist
Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publications - 311
Citations - 64677
Joshua D. Angrist is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Instrumental variable & Earnings. The author has an hindex of 89, co-authored 304 publications receiving 59505 citations. Previous affiliations of Joshua D. Angrist include Hebrew University of Jerusalem & Boston University.
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Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion
TL;DR: The core methods in today's econometric toolkit are linear regression for statistical control, instrumental variables methods for the analysis of natural experiments, and differences-in-differences methods that exploit policy changes.
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Identification of Causal effects Using Instrumental Variables
TL;DR: In this paper, a framework for causal inference in settings where assignment to a binary treatment is ignorable, but compliance with the assignment is not perfect so that the receipt of treatment is nonignorable.
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Identification of Causal Effects Using Instrumental Variables
TL;DR: It is shown that the instrumental variables (IV) estimand can be embedded within the Rubin Causal Model (RCM) and that under some simple and easily interpretable assumptions, the IV estimand is the average causal effect for a subgroup of units, the compliers.
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Identification and Estimation of Local Average Treatment Effects
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated conditions sufficient for identification of average treatment effects using instrumental variables and showed that the existence of valid instruments is not sufficient to identify any meaningful average treatment effect.
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Does Compulsory School Attendance Affect Schooling and Earnings
TL;DR: This paper found that the season of birth is related to educational attainment and earnings, and that roughly 25 percent of potential dropouts remain in school because of compulsory schooling laws. But, they did not study the effect of compulsory attendance laws on educational attainment.