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What We Talk About When We Talk About Management Effects: A Substantively Motivated Approach to Panel Data Estimation

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  • John Marvel
  • David Pitts

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In recent years, the field of public management has begun to make use of panel data sets in quantitative research about governance and public policy. While panel data permit researchers to undertake more advanced and nuanced analyses than cross-sectional data, these benefits are not realized if methods designed for cross-sectional data are used instead. This article outlines different approaches to panel data estimation, illustrating differences in the estimates produced by each approach using data from 1,000 Texas public school districts drawn across 11 years. Our findings suggest that researchers should be cautious in differentiating between relationships that occur “between” organizations and those that occur “within” an organization.

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  • John Marvel & David Pitts, 2014. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Management Effects: A Substantively Motivated Approach to Panel Data Estimation," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(3), pages 183-192.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:37:y:2014:i:3:p:183-192
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2013.836661
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