Fixed effects, value added, and randomized experiments

Content for Thursday, February 8, 2024

Readings

• Chapter 16 in The Effect (Huntington-Klein 2021)
• Chapter 1 in Mastering Metrics (2015) (Angrist and Pischke 2015)
• Chapter 4 in Running Randomized Evaluations (Glennerster and Takavarasha 2013)

Videos

Please watch the following from this YouTube playlist.

• Randomized Trials: The Ideal Weapon
• How to Read Economics Research Papers: Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)

You can also watch the playlist (and skip around to different sections) here:

In addition, Videos 45-46 from this playlist accompany Chapter 13.2.1-13.2.5 in The Effect. Watching them is optional.

Slides

On the day of class, you will find my slides on Canvas.

References

Angrist, Joshua D., and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. 2015. Mastering ’Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Glennerster, Rachel, and Kudzai Takavarasha. 2013. Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press. http://runningres.com/.

Huntington-Klein, Nick. 2021. The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality. Boca Raton, Florida: Chapman and Hall / CRC. https://theeffectbook.net/.