Empirical Methods

The goal of this handout is to present the most common empirical methods used in applied economics. Excellent references for the program evaluation and natural experiment approach are Angrist and Krueger (1999), and Mayer (1999). Angrist and Krueger (1999) contains more material and at a more detailed level than this handout and should be a high priority paper to read for students planning to write a thesis in empirical development, labor of public finance.

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