A few weeks ago, I spoke on a panel about publishing at the CSWEP’s CeMENT workshop. I wanted to briefly share some of that advice here.
Nearly a decade ago, IZA World of Labor ("bridges the gap between research and policy") asked me to write a short intro to Instrumental Variables (IV) estimation. Now teamed up with the great Grigory Aleksin (RHUL) for an update. Enjoyed the team work a lot! wol.iza.org/articles/usi...
Even with observational data, causality can be recovered with the help of instrumental variables estimation
+1 please. Thanks.
Hope you read, share, cite. Here is the open-access link to the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... (14/14)
We thank handling editor Audra Bowlus, anonymous referees, and colleagues whose constructive comments helped us improve the paper. We also thank my excellent research associates Raied Arman & Farhana Kabir. (13/14)
We are also grateful to the WEE-DiFine initiative of BIGD. This project was a derivative of a separate project funded by them. (Check out ongoing RFPs of WEE-DiFine and WEE-Connect: bigd.bracu.ac.bd/all-projects/) (12/14)
Regression or population parameter estimates without accounting for statement framing might be biased and the researcher will have no way of addressing this bias. Randomizing statement framing allows credible estimation of bounds (a la partial identification). (11/14)
Researchers can also estimate population parameters as bounds. They can report the mean value of each statement by different framing and report the bound on the value of the parameter. (10/14)
Researchers can control statement framing in regression. Interaction with covariates allows obtaining two estimates of the relationship between a variable of interest and an attitude measure. These two estimates can be used as bounds on the correlation of interest. (9/14)
If all respondents receive the same framing, framing effects become a systematic feature of the data and cannot be accounted for in any analysis. To limit this systematic bias, we propose that future surveys randomize the framing of statements across respondents. (8/14)