Mastering 'metrics : the path from cause to effect /

"Applied econometrics, known to aficionados as 'metrics, is the original data science. 'Metrics encompasses the statistical methods economists use to untangle cause and effect in human affairs. Through accessible discussion and with a dose of kung fu-themed humor, Mastering 'Metr...

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Main Authors: Angrist, Joshua David (Author), Pischke, Jörn-Steffen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Introduction
  • Randomized trials
  • Regression
  • Instrumental variables
  • Regression discontinuity designs
  • Differences in differences
  • The wages of schooling
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Empirical notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.