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Non-Random Exposure to Exogenous Shocks: Theory and Applications

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  • Jul 23, 2023
Peter Hull
@instrumenthull
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We develop a new approach to estimating the causal effects of treatments or instruments that combine multiple sources of variation according to a known formula. Examples include tre... Show More

We develop a new approach to estimating the causal effects of treatments or instruments that combine multiple sources of variation according to a known formula. Examples include treatments capturing spillovers in social or transportation networks and simulated instruments for policy eligibility. We show how exogenous shocks to some, but not all, determinants of such variables can be leveraged while avoiding omitted variables bias. Our solution involves specifying counterfactual shocks that may as well have been realized and adjusting for a summary measure of non-randomness in shock exposure: the average treatment (or instrument) across shock counterfactuals. We use this approach to address bias when estimating employment effects of market access growth from Chinese high-speed rail construction."

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Cristóbal Otero @cristobalotero · Oct 24, 2023
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Really cool and useful for practitioners. They also just put out a fantastic review paper, which is an easy way to get the gist of this one and their shift-share IV Restud paper:
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