Spotlight on Researcher Decisions – Infrastructure Evaluation, Instrumental Variables, and Specification Screening
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- Ankel-Peters, Jörg & Bensch, Gunther & Vance, Colin, 2023. "Spotlight on researcher decisions: Infrastructure evaluation, instrumental variables, and specification screening," Ruhr Economic Papers 991, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
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replication; instrumental variables; electrification; infrastructure; specification curve analysis; robust inference;All these keywords.
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- O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
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