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There are many problems with Difference-in differences design, but many of them can be addressed (or evaluated more clearly) If you follow a rule of 1) stack by event date,

I was asked by the UK Treasury to review intl. evidence on minimum wage, with focus on impact at higher levels.My review is now out. It aims to provide comprehensive,

This exchange between Heckman and Chetty from last month is interesting, including on data quality, linkage, use of rank-rank regressions, interpretation of neighborhood effects, using mover designs here vs in

What do UI benefits (B) do to wages?Generally we expect a higher B to:1) increase wages as searchers become more choosy (higher reservation wages)2) increase wages as it strengthens workers

It's not time yet, but when we re-open and plan to incentivize workforce re-entry, we will need to revise our UI plan. Here are a few initial thoughts.1/ First, the

Tasks w/ ↑ demand on my time during quarantine include: non-routine-cognitive (online teaching, homeschooling), routine manual (sewing) & non-routine manual (haircuts, cooking).If I had multiple selves supplying labor to a