Research Methods for Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law
The State of Applied Econometrics: Causality and Policy Evaluation
Susan Athey and Guido W. Imbens
- Year
- 2017
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Level
- Intermediate
Summary
Reviews the state of applied econometrics with a focus on causality and policy evaluation. The article discusses randomized experiments, observational designs, regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, synthetic control, external validity, and the role of machine learning in empirical research.
Citation
Susan Athey and Guido W. Imbens. "The State of Applied Econometrics: Causality and Policy Evaluation." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017.
DOI: 10.1257/jep.31.2.3
BibTeX
@article{Athey2017The,
title = {The State of Applied Econometrics: Causality and Policy Evaluation},
author = {Susan Athey and Guido W. Imbens},
year = {2017},
journal = {Journal of Economic Perspectives},
doi = {10.1257/jep.31.2.3},
url = {https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Fjep.31.2.3}
}