Blane Lewis
@blanedavidlewis.bsky.social
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Research: Fiscal Federalism in Indonesia. Teaching: Quasi-Experimental Methods.
also, this just in: chuck schumer is very concerned with developments, more evidence that democrats are fighting the good fight
April 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
also, this just in: chuck schumer is very concerned with developments, more evidence that democrats are fighting the good fight
Now instead of a thesis ‘stretching out over 100 pages’ we have three chapters each ‘stretching out over 100 pages’.
December 24, 2023 at 12:42 AM
Now instead of a thesis ‘stretching out over 100 pages’ we have three chapters each ‘stretching out over 100 pages’.
a "potential outcome" (although a very unlikely one)
November 6, 2023 at 10:23 PM
a "potential outcome" (although a very unlikely one)
Confounder and Collider
October 25, 2023 at 6:50 AM
Confounder and Collider
As good as random
October 25, 2023 at 4:06 AM
As good as random
Allman Brother Band
October 19, 2023 at 10:28 PM
Allman Brother Band
two things:
1. Stict focus on the identification of causal effects.
2. Do something on the US since apparently journal editors and reviewers will automatically consider such research of "general interest:"
1. Stict focus on the identification of causal effects.
2. Do something on the US since apparently journal editors and reviewers will automatically consider such research of "general interest:"
October 5, 2023 at 10:33 PM
two things:
1. Stict focus on the identification of causal effects.
2. Do something on the US since apparently journal editors and reviewers will automatically consider such research of "general interest:"
1. Stict focus on the identification of causal effects.
2. Do something on the US since apparently journal editors and reviewers will automatically consider such research of "general interest:"
Honestly frustrating
September 28, 2023 at 7:57 PM
Honestly frustrating
How many of you find this set of exchanges totally unintelligible?
September 26, 2023 at 9:28 PM
How many of you find this set of exchanges totally unintelligible?
impending death that's a fun topic
September 26, 2023 at 9:15 PM
impending death that's a fun topic
Schrödinger's welfare gains
September 25, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Schrödinger's welfare gains
Not all year maybe but recently it's a tie:
Goldsmith-Pinkham et al, 2020. Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How. AER
Borusyak et al. 2022. Quasi-experimental shift-share research designs. RevEconStud
I am evaluating a Aus govt policy to increase school funding. Looks like a Bartik thing
Goldsmith-Pinkham et al, 2020. Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How. AER
Borusyak et al. 2022. Quasi-experimental shift-share research designs. RevEconStud
I am evaluating a Aus govt policy to increase school funding. Looks like a Bartik thing
September 23, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Not all year maybe but recently it's a tie:
Goldsmith-Pinkham et al, 2020. Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How. AER
Borusyak et al. 2022. Quasi-experimental shift-share research designs. RevEconStud
I am evaluating a Aus govt policy to increase school funding. Looks like a Bartik thing
Goldsmith-Pinkham et al, 2020. Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How. AER
Borusyak et al. 2022. Quasi-experimental shift-share research designs. RevEconStud
I am evaluating a Aus govt policy to increase school funding. Looks like a Bartik thing
did he head off to the market or just stay at home?
September 23, 2023 at 9:01 PM
did he head off to the market or just stay at home?
For sure. More good news: you get to keep using that excuse as your kids get older too.
September 23, 2023 at 8:57 PM
For sure. More good news: you get to keep using that excuse as your kids get older too.
Personally I am not a fan of the matching approach because: (non-random) loss of observations, potential regression to the mean, and it performs no better than conditioning on covariates (in my experience). I'm with Victor on using Callaway and Sant-Anna doubly robust procedures.
September 23, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Personally I am not a fan of the matching approach because: (non-random) loss of observations, potential regression to the mean, and it performs no better than conditioning on covariates (in my experience). I'm with Victor on using Callaway and Sant-Anna doubly robust procedures.
I am one of those.
September 23, 2023 at 8:30 PM
I am one of those.
He’s a dick obviously. But is it possible that after that second (or third) drink he was just trying to make a joke? Wait that’s stupid never mind.
September 22, 2023 at 9:09 AM
He’s a dick obviously. But is it possible that after that second (or third) drink he was just trying to make a joke? Wait that’s stupid never mind.
Lumayan. Kamu?
September 21, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Lumayan. Kamu?