Many instrumental variable (IV) regressions include control variables to justify (conditional)
independence of the instrument and the potential outcomes. The plausibility of conditional IV …

Abstract The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) experiment randomly assigned housing vouchers
that could be used in low-poverty neighborhoods. Consistent with the literature, I find that …

This paper estimates neighborhood effects on adult labor market outcomes using the
Moving to Opportunity (MTO) housing mobility experiment. We propose and implement a …

This paper studies causal effects informative for deciding the age when children should start
kindergarten. I present evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten …

Twenty-six percent of black males in the USA report seeing someone shot at before turning
12. This paper investigates how black young males alter their behavior when living in violent …

Abstract Structural Causal Models define causal effects in terms of a single Data Generating
Process (DGP), and the Rubin Causal Model defines causal effects in terms of a model that …

This paper finds evidence of positive neighborhood effects on adult labor market outcomes
using the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) housing mobility experiment. Our results stand in …

Many instrumental variable (IV) regressions include control variables to justify (conditional)
independence of the instrument and the potential outcomes. The plausibility of conditional IV …

This study examines prison peer effects in an adult prison population in the United States
using a unique dataset assembled from the administrative databases of the Pennsylvania …

This paper quantitatively compares water infrastructure interventions that prioritize equity
with those that prioritize efficiency. The community-based model developed by Haiti …