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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

5 years

Awesome, well-deserved, and a great moment for the devo field! I’m proud of these friends and colleagues, and of course (especially) of my former student, the indomitable Esther Duflo

The Nobel Prize

@NobelPrize

5 years

BREAKING NEWS: The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” #NobelPrize

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On top of the world in Franconia Notch

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Now we’re set!

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It’s official!

National Academy of Sciences

@theNASciences

3 years

Guido W. Imbens of @Stanford receives the Nobel Prize in #Economic Sciences for “methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships." Imbens shares the prize with David Card and Joshua D. Angrist. Read more about Imbens: #economics

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Josh Angrist

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3 years

Many thanks to my TAs Ahmet, Andrea, Grace and to all our eager apprentice Laborers doing great work this fall!

Ahmet Gulek

@AhmetGulekk

3 years

Today we celebrated the mostly harmless work of Master Joshway @metrics52 as the undergraduate and graduate labor economics students at MIT. May we continue his growing legacy. #NobelPrize #nobelprizeeconomics

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it's that time of year, grad students!

Amanda Y. Agan - Writing and Presentation Advice

Writing, Presentation, Coding, and Refereeing Advice Links to great (and brief) writing and presentation advice for economists and social scientists from around the web. Collected here because I kept...

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Josh Angrist

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4 years

And now, for those who've been holding back, go forth and master 'metrics in Python: (many thanks to Matheus Facure for an awesome resource including code, data, guidance, and, especially, a dose of timely MM and MHE-inspired humor!)

GitHub - matheusfacure/python-causality-handbook: Causal Inference for the Brave and True. A...

Causal Inference for the Brave and True. A light-hearted yet rigorous approach to learning about impact estimation and causality. - GitHub - matheusfacure/python-causality-handbook: Causal Inferen...

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Josh Angrist

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5 years

My answer to How did you deal with brutal referee reports in your early career?

How did you deal with brutal referee reports in your early career?

Josh Angrist's answer: Much as I deal with them now: I suffer, reflect, and revise. I try to play a long game, remembering that even top major league hitters bat only 300. Peer review is brutal. Your...

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3 years

For decades, I've been a student of RCTs. Last year, I was privileged to be in one (). And now, in this cool paper, I'm thrilled to be ... the treatment! Training policymakers in econometrics: Evidence from Pakistan

Training policymakers in econometrics: Evidence from Pakistan

Training deputy ministers in the school of thought associated with the credibility revolution increases demand for and responsiveness to causal evidence

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5 years

My answer to What are the differences between econometrics, statistics, and machine learning?

What are the differences between econometrics, statistics, and machine learning?

Answer by Josh Angrist, Professor of economics, teacher, and author

www.quora.com

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4 years

just in time for that second lockdown (or the fall online class you've been dreading) - all the basics w/extended video, notes, and problem sets:

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3 years

Just in time for school, our most ubiquitous 'metrics tool demystified: Introduction to Differences-in-Differences via @YouTube (we even do macro!)

Introduction to Differences-in-Differences

MIT's Josh Angrist introduces differences-in-differences with one of the worst economic events in history: the Great Depression.Economists still argue about ...

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Josh Angrist

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2 years

Another strong write-up (this one, in excellent English, crisp and engaging.) An Unexpected Result: How Nobelist Guido Imbens Helped Kick-Start the “Credibility Revolution” | Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Josh Angrist

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5 years

The econometric world lost a Grand Master this week. was teacher, mentor, and friend to me and many others. Gary changed my personal path 30 years ago, when I was privileged to teach the first metrics class of my career with him.

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5 years

The wait is over: selection bias explained! via @YouTube

Selection Bias: Will You Make More Going to a Private University?

MIT’s Josh Angrist returns from his mountaintop meditation to guide us in our next econometrics lesson: selection bias! Graduates of private universities mak...

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

5 years

My secret is out

Chris Marsicano

@ChrisMarsicano

5 years

Oh, and I've still never seen @metrics52 and @iamjohnoliver in the same room. I think they may be the same person - and that is no more ridiculous than Oliver's assertion that there is only one Olsen twin. Come on, I can't be the only one who thinks they look alike! 2/2

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6 years

walk the path, grasshopper ... … and know that while you might not be able to fight like a samurai, you can do econometrics like a samurai!

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6 years

Econometrics: The Path from Cause to Effect via @YouTube this looks to be pretty good

Econometrics: The Path from Cause to Effect

If you're looking to untangle cause and effect in a complex world, then econometrics is what you seek. Join MIT professor Josh Angrist, aka Master Joshway, a...

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

2 years

Third in our series of 'metrics chats with Isaiah Andrews - check it out! How Is Econometrics Changing? (Josh Angrist, Guido Imbens, Isaiah Andrews) via @YouTube

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

6 years

A very disappointing new title from princeton press, seen at ASSA 2019. Arghhhh!

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3 years

Thank you thank you Orley Ashenfelter !

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4 years

couldn't have said it better myself!

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

5 years

Just another day at the office!

Frank Schilbach

@FrankSchilbach

5 years

Today was a special day at @MITEcon : our undergraduate development econ class celebrated Esther and Abhijit's @NobelPrize with them, including a group picture followed by selfies -- yes, economists can be cool!! 1/3

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3 years

From Master Stevefu, on the credibility revolution and the Princeton Industrial Relations experience - Natural experimenters: Nobel laureates David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal

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Josh Angrist

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4 years

Just took the chance to transition from compiler to always-taker. Lucky the research team knows their way round an “IV” ! Thanks to the awesome mRNA-1273 investigators for the chance to be in The Trial of the Century

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Josh Angrist

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10 months

In case you were having 2nd thoughts about that colonoscopy your doc ordered: Instrumental variables methods reconcile intention-to-screen effects across pragmatic cancer screening trials | PNAS

Instrumental variables methods reconcile intention-to-screen effects across pragmatic cancer...

Pragmatic cancer screening trials mimic real-world scenarios in which patients and doctors are the ultimate arbiters of treatment. Intention-to-scr...

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

3 years

fun chat w/scott for the Mixtape!

scott cunningham

@causalinf

3 years

Interview with Josh Angrist, 2021 Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics: Episode 7 of Mixtape: the Podcast. I interview Josh Angrist, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in economics, Ford professor of economics at MIT, and dir...

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4 years

Nice work David!

David Autor receives Heinz Award

MIT economist David Autor has received a special 25th anniversary Heinz Award for his research on technological change, globalization, and their effects on workers in the U.S.

news.mit.edu

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Josh Angrist

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5 years

Joshua Angrist has written a tribute to Alan Krueger -

Joshua Angrist has written a tribute to Alan Krueger - Marginal REVOLUTION

Alan Krueger died a year ago this week. I think of him often, and would like to mark the anniversary of his death by sharing a story of my time with Alan. Alan and I had a lot in common. First, we...

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3 years

On the list of things we used to take for granted: Giving the Hebrew U Econ Departmental Seminar - live and lively and as much fun as ever!

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

6 years

Do you love data? Are you tired of waiting for Game of Thrones Season 8? Then check this out ...

Marginal Revolution University

@MRevUniversity

6 years

We're super excited to have @metrics52 joining us for a new econometrics course! The first vids are in post-production and will drop early fall. Learn more here:

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Josh Angrist

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2 months

I'm thrilled to be one of six MIT teachers recognized for exemplary teaching with digital technology

Six MIT faculty and instructors receive awards for exemplary teaching with digital technology

The student-nominated and student-judged awards recognize faculty and instructor innovations in teaching with technology.

link.medium.com

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

5 years

my money is on the guy in the red blouse

Marginal Revolution University

@MRevUniversity

5 years

The econometrics battle of the century is here: the fearsome Josh Angrist vs the devious Selection Bias! Who will win this clash of wits? Watch the video to find out:

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@metrics52

2 years

Just-identified IV is little biased unless endogeneity is egregious. And bias is halved by screening on sign(first-stage t-stat). Just in: M. Kolesar and I show that among pretests of the form t>c, setting c=0 minimizes bias, while c>0 can increase bias

One Instrument to Rule Them All: The Bias and Coverage of Just-ID IV

www.nber.org

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5 years

My answer to Who is regarded as the father (or mother) of econometrics?

Who is regarded as the father (or mother) of econometrics?

Answer by Josh Angrist, Professor of economics, teacher, and author

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3 years

IV unraveled - in only 13 minutes! via @YouTube

Introduction to Instrumental Variables (IV)

MIT's Josh Angrist introduces one of econometrics most powerful tools: instrumental variables.Instrumental variables (IV, for those in the know), allow maste...

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

6 years

I also regret the nber paywall. The nber raises a little money from sellling access. Alternatives are available, like page charges to well-funded authors. I encourage like-minded affiliates to make their feelings known to nber leadership.

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

6 years

The Masters meet at LSE. We hope Baron Robbins is proud. (if I have seen farther than others, it's because I'm standing on a chair)

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@metrics52

5 years

A natural progression

Jessica H. Brown

@JHB_econ

5 years

Stock & Watson at 1, Mastering ‘Metrics at 2. She’ll be teaching my class before I know it! 😂 (She picked both up by herself 😂)

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3 years

Special thanks to the staff of @theNASciences and to @SWEambUSA and the incomparable diplomats of @SwedeninUSA for a wonderful, memorable Nobel day. You brought the spirit of Stockholm to DC!

Noam Angrist

@angrist_noam

3 years

It's no Stockholm but it'll do! With guido and @metrics52 at the @NobelPrize ceremony at @theNASciences . The moment has arrived!

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6 years

Point taken. But aren’t the results in Table 2 also kinda “marginally significant”. Would this paper have been written if they weren’t? Just sayin ...

Jon de Quidt

@jondequidt

6 years

Wowzers. "Methods Matter: P-Hacking and Causal Inference in Economics" . HT @DurRobert

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@metrics52

3 years

I'm thrilled to see these two education path-breakers recognized. I've known Rick Hanushek and followed his scholarship for decades. I haven't always agreed with Rick's conclusions, but he's never failed to engage and challenge me!

Yidan Prize

@YidanPrize

3 years

Congratulations to our #2021YidanPrize Laureates Professor @EricHanushek at @HooverInst & Dr Rukmini Banerji at @Pratham_India ! They’re both addressing a crucial piece of the education puzzle: improving quality of education & learning outcomes at scale.

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3 years

Thank you Whitney Newey!

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3 years

Thanks to the awesome @MRevUniversity crew for helping me make Nobel video news and for pointers on how to act natural on camera (hope again triumphs over experience)

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3 years

Some problems just won't go away...One Instrument to Rule Them All: The Bias and Coverage of Just-ID IV

One Instrument to Rule Them All: The Bias and Coverage of Just-ID IV

www.nber.org

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

4 years

good text choices!

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8 years

Econometrics instructors: turn on the lights!

Undergraduate Econometrics Instruction: Through Our Classes, Darkly

The past half-century has seen economic research become increasingly empirical, while the nature of empirical economic research has also changed. In t...

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

7 years

And me, and our world.

Steven Glazerman

@EduGlaze

7 years

I can't overstate how much this one paper of his influenced me.

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My answer to With respect to careers in data science and analytics, what advantage or unique value is there in graduate studies in econometrics when compared with statistics, engineering, or computer science?

With respect to careers in data science and analytics, what advantage or unique value is there in...

Answer by Josh Angrist, Professor of economics, teacher, and author

www.quora.com

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In case you were wondering ...If I Master Econometrics, What Jobs Can I Get? via @YouTube

Josh Angrist: If I Master Econometrics, What Jobs Can I Get?

The job market for people with skills in econometrics is exploding. In this video, MIT professor Josh Angrist describes the opportunities awaiting empiricall...

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2 years

Welcome to the machine . . . via @YouTube

How Will Machine Learning Impact Economics? (Guido Imbens, Josh...

This episode is the most heated of the series! While Nobel laureates Josh Angrist and Guido Imbens agree on most topics, they sharply diverge on the potentia...

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4 years

Causality, experiments, and potential outcomes: dig into the numbers with Master Joshway 🧙‍♂️: Complete instructional module here 👨‍💼👩‍💻: (more to come)

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4 years

Read 'em and .. weep no more! Unlock the mysteries of our sacred texts by watching MRU's latest blockbuster 'metrics vid... How to Read Economics Research Papers: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) via @YouTube

How to Read Economics Research Papers: Randomized Controlled Trials...

This video walks you through how to read economics research papers that use randomized trials (sometimes called randomized controlled trials or randomized cl...

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6 months

Economics is about trade-offs... @freakonomics

How to Pave the Road to Hell - Freakonomics

freakonomics.com

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@metrics52

3 years

Psyched to be back in the studio with Roman and the whole MRU crew!

Marginal Revolution University

@MRevUniversity

3 years

Have you ever wanted to ask Josh Angrist, aka @metrics52 a question? 🙋‍♀️ Now’s your chance! While we're in Boston to film the Nobel Prize lecture 😎, we're doing a Q&A w/ the ‘metrics master himself – ask your q's in the replies ⬇️ by Thursday for a chance to be included!

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Parag Pathak uses data and algorithms to make public education fairer (indeed he does!)

Parag Pathak uses data and algorithms to make public education fairer

Economist Parag Pathak has overhauled school choice systems across the United States. Now he’s assessing what makes for a good education.

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@metrics52

6 years

Cogent discussion of micro metric evidence used well in development policy and elsewhere: The Generalizability Puzzle (SSIR) via @SSIReview Savor the contrast with evidenceless rhetoric from frustrated graybeards:

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@metrics52

6 years

some things bear repeating

MIT Blueprint Labs

@BlueprintMIT

6 years

"Peer quality isn't school quality." @metrics52 talking about measuring school quality using value-added models at the MIT School Access and Quality Summit. #mitschoolsummit

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Great write-up from health economist Sherry Glied in JAMA: The Credibility Revolution in Economics and How It Has Changed Health Policy via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork

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@metrics52

3 years

RCT validation of modern 'metrics instruction - awesome!

Robert Dur

@DurRobert

3 years

Training policymakers in econometrics: 🔹increases their responsiveness to causal evidence 🔹increases their desire to run RCTs Evidence from a field experiment with deputy ministers: by Sultan Mehmood @mrsultan713 , Shaheen Naseer, and @Daniel_L_Chen

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@metrics52

2 years

Merry Christmas!

Peter Hull

@instrumenthull

2 years

Want to learn the latest in estimating school quality w/ quasi-experimental data? Or the various IV tips & tricks @BlueprintMIT has accumulated over the years? Check out this new-and-improved handbook chapter with Josh ( @metrics52 ) and Chris ( @c_r_walt )!

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@rwyeh @NEJM Fret not, my epi-friend. See Tbl S2: 80% of the sample has 15-day data; follow-up be balanced (434/538 vs 410/521). 7.6% in Remdawg group died, 13.4 in Placebo. SE on this awesome 5.8 pt diff is .021. Kaplan-Meier hazard is mostly hazardous, yo.

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@metrics52

7 years

This never happens with Wooldridge

Aria Golestani

@AriaGoles

7 years

Having Angrist’s cocktail (Gin + IV + Freshly loosed #Juice ) on Friday night! @metrics52

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5 years

My answer to Bill Easterly has suggested academic economics journals excessively reward causal identification at the expense of researchers’ ability to address “big questions” relevant to policymakers. Do you (dis) agree?

Bill Easterly has suggested academic economics journals excessively reward causal identification at...

Answer by Josh Angrist, Professor of economics, teacher, and author

www.quora.com

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alright JP, Im throwin it dahn, on yunz to pick it up: Josh A.😎 and Josh A.I.👾 will watch half a dozen empirical seminars remotely and tweet comments anonymously. Listeners vote on who's who. I always say my comments are entirely predictable) Lemme know when ur ready

Judea Pearl

@yudapearl

6 years

@metrics52 Josh, I think you would like your doppelganger's performance. He goes by the name "Least Harmful" and can execute all kind of acrobatics; front-door, back-door, IV,... you name it. A true partner in credibility. How about helping us shaping his motion? #Bookofwhy

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7 years

Wouldn’t it be nice if econ talks were chill like social work, where all are called “Dr”, young defer to old, and none interrupt except in assent? Not for me. My most significant seminar experiences were challenging, uncomfortable, and unforgettable.

Matt Notowidigdo

@ProfNoto

7 years

(Setting: Northwestern Econ job talk) This made me smile-- Burt Weisbrod: "I'm sorry, I didn't meant to interrupt you mid-sentence" @saskatchewin : "Wow, this is such a polite department" It's true! We sometimes ask tough questions, but we aren't rude 😀

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Check out this promising and convincingly high-impact low-cost strategy to stem learning loss, reported in a super-concise Nature HB write-up (a format coming soon to the QJE et al., I hope):

Experimental evidence on learning using low-tech when school is out

Nature Human Behaviour - A randomized trial in Botswana during COVID-19 provides evidence of effective distance education using ‘low-tech’ mobile phone approaches when school is...

www.nature.com

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@metrics52

5 years

here's a start:

Machine Labor

www.nber.org

Benjamin Hansen

@benconomics

5 years

So who's going to write "Sometimes harmful data science"?

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An honor and a pleasure to give the Arthur Lewis Lecture at AFES 2024 and meet so many bright enthusiastic young economists in Abidjan !

ENSEA d'Abidjan Officiel

@EnseaO

4 months

Le #Prix #Nobel d' #Economie 2021 #Joshua_Angrist a fait une présentation sur le thème : "35 Years of Instrumental Variables Estimation: The Many, The Weak, and The One", ce vendredi 07 mai 2024 à l'amphi 2 de l' @EnseaO 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮 @metrics52 , @econometricsoc , @MPD_CI , @AFD_France

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Simple and Credible Value-Added Estimation Using Centralized School Assignment - It works: Risk-controlled OLS VAM, validated by lottery, coming soon to a school district near you!

Simple and Credible Value-Added Estimation Using Centralized School Assignment

www.nber.org

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@metrics52

4 years

in case you were wondering ...

𝙐𝙜𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖

@upanizza

4 years

What's the difference between Econometrics and data science Explanation by @metrics52 @MRevUniversity

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super-promising results here (if I say so myself!)

MIT Blueprint Labs

@BlueprintMIT

3 years

We’re excited to share the findings of a new working paper, “Race and the Mismeasure of School Quality” by Blueprint researchers @metrics52 , @instrumenthull , @prof_parag , & @c_r_walt . Check it out here:

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A good idea to listen to this! Pushing New Ideas (Guido Imbens, Isaiah Andrews, Josh Angrist) via @YouTube Don;t miss itzz

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@metrics52

2 years

I'm thrilled to be on my favorite podcast, with old friend and master-caster Steve Levitt! @freakonomics

You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Experiment - Freakonomics

freakonomics.com

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

2 years

Good point!

scott cunningham

@causalinf

2 years

Rainfall can be independent of potential outcomes and therefore the reduced form have a causal interpretation and yet not satisfy exclusion and thus the causal interpretation is very hard if not impossible to interpret. This is an example of how you need independence & exclusion

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19th Century doc John Snow (the OG, not GoT!) gets a well-deserved moment in the spotlight: Here's his story in 300 words and 1 remarkable table: Differences-in-differences is born!

The risk of severe covid-19 is not uniform

That calls for a fine-tuning of measures to stop the disease spreading

www.economist.com

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

3 years

I'm looking forward to this!

Marginal Revolution University

@MRevUniversity

3 years

As part of this week's Nobel celebration we shot a new convo series with Josh Angrist, Guido Imbens, and Isaiah Andrews! They cover productive research partnerships, the future of empirical economics, machine learning & more! #EconTwitter Learn more:

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6 years

Hats off to producer Roman Hardgrave and the awesome MRU crew, with whom I had little too much fun in the ... uh ... data room

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@metrics52

6 years

'Metrics instructors awake! And run after @RnningEconomist as she pioneers a new path to undergraduate econometrics instruction

Running Economist

@RnningEconomist

6 years

Check out my essay draft regarding an undergraduate design-based econometrics course using #masteringmetrics by @metrics52 instead of a standard textbook

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Machine Labor - ungated: (you're welcome ... )

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SEII gets a new associate director ... trick or treat!

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@metrics52

6 years

“Another approach”! Why do anything else? IV in this scenario identifies the effect of treatment on the treated, presumably the target in the first place.

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5 years

‘Metrics secrets revealed!

Josh Angrist: What's With All the Kung Fu Stuff?

Josh Angrist takes a break from instructing his pupils to answer a pressing question about our Mastering Econometrics series: What’s with all the kung-fu stu...

www.youtube.com

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4 years

Awesome intervention!

Noam Angrist

@angrist_noam

4 years

Some of 1st experimental evidence on minimizing fallout of pandemic on education featured today in @nytimes based on our paper w/ @peterbergman_ Brewster @TshepiMatsheng @Young1ove @JPAL @Columbia @Oxford_CSAE "Making Remote Schooling a Family Affair"

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4 years

Everyone with an equal claim to the vaccine deserves the same chance of receiving it via @bopinion

The Case for a Covid Vaccine Lottery

Even the smartest distribution plans are complicated by a stubborn fact: We won't have enough for everyone right away.

www.bloomberg.com

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5 years

'Metrics musings made today on Quora and, humbly, in the windy city last week

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@metrics52

5 years

a fashion icon at last!

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@metrics52

5 years

The case for economics — by the numbers exciting new numbers ,,, better than Super Tuesday!

The case for economics — by the numbers

A study by MIT researchers shows a growing and diversifying influence for economics among other academic fields.

news.mit.edu

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@metrics52

2 years

Thrilled to release @BlueprintMIT busing research, using new causal tools to uncover exciting new findings: Still Worth the Trip? School Busing Effects in Boston and New York

Still Worth the Trip? School Busing Effects in Boston and New York

www.nber.org

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

7 years

Autor and Duggan (2003): "Steady state calculations augur a further 40% increase in the rate of DI receipt" () As it happened: DI recipients/adults 25-64 was 3.51% in 2001, 5.20% in 2016. Growth is 48%. Pretty good predicting. Bad for America.

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5 years

More awesome MRU 'metrics vids in the works!

Marginal Revolution University

@MRevUniversity

5 years

There's a 14% earnings disparity between grads of public and private colleges? But does that mean private colleges CAUSE higher wages? Or might selection bias be lurking here? Watch Josh Angrist attack this question (with weapons!) in the full video:

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2 years

An awesome ‘metrics conversation with the incomparable Isaiah Andrews - check it out! Research Collaboration Do's and Don'ts (Josh Angrist, Guido Imbens, Isai... via @YouTube

Research Collaboration Do's and Don'ts (Josh Angrist, Guido Imbens,...

What are the ingredients for a productive research collaboration? In this episode, Nobel laureates Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens share the beginnings of th...

www.youtube.com

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@metrics52

1 year

Exciting to meet so many aspiring masters at @ZJU_China in steamy-but-scenic @Hangzhou_CHINA and @NTUsg

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

4 years

A Free-College Experiment

A Free-College Experiment (Published 2020)

And what else you need to know today.

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

7 years

Can charter success be scaled? Yes indeed! Partly by reducing teacher effects. High-performing charters teach teachers how to teach consistently and well.

MIT Blueprint Labs

@BlueprintMIT

7 years

Can successful schools replicate? A new paper by @SarahCohodes @ElizabethSetren & Chris Walters examines the scale-up of Boston's charter sector:

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3 years

Check out our awesome new site!

MIT Blueprint Labs

@BlueprintMIT

3 years

(1/3) MIT SEII is proud to announce big news – we are relaunching as Blueprint Labs! Our mission is to use data, economics, and analytic tools to uncover the consequences of policy decisions and improve society. Check out our new website at !

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2 years

Such a wonderful event for an all-time great economist and advisor! A far-flung economics network celebrates Berkeley Nobel winner David Card

A far-flung economics network celebrates Berkeley Nobel winner David Card - Berkeley News

Nobel co-winners Guido W. Imbens of Stanford and Joshua D. Angrist of MIT joined in the DaveFest conference at UC Berkeley

news.berkeley.edu

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

5 years

The neighbors screen is always greener...but this one is pretty damn green!

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

6 years

The not-so-dismal science - via @techreview

The not-so-dismal science

Teasing logic from the glorious mess of human interactions and transactions

www.technologyreview.com

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Josh Angrist

@metrics52

2 years

Josh Angrist: Did You Drive for Uber? via @YouTube I did! It was interesting and fun (though I can't say all my passengers thought so)

Josh Angrist: Did You Drive for Uber?

Josh Angrist has worn many hats: MIT professor, ‘Metrics Master, Nobel Laureate, Uber Driver… You read that right – Josh used to drive for Uber! We asked him...

www.youtube.com

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