Consider a case where education levels are measured with ran…
Consider a case where education levels are measured with random errors in a study on earnings. If the true effect of education on earnings is 0.4, and measurement error reduces the coefficient to 0.25, what term describes this effect?
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A city introduced a minimum wage increase in 2015. To study the effect on employment, researchers compare employment changes in this city with a similar city that did not change the minimum wage. Which of the following assumptions are essential for the Difference-in-Differences (DiD) estimation to be valid?
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Card, Dobkin, & Maestas, (2009) examined the impact of Medicare eligibility at age 65 on health care utilization. The “running variable” is a person’s age, with a sharp cutoff at 65 (treatment starts at 65). Which of the following would invalidate the RDD approach in this study? Select all that apply
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