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A statistician’s perspective on “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion”, by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn-Steffen Pischke

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This article reviews Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion, by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn-Steffen Pischke.

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  • Andrew Gelman, 2009. "A statistician’s perspective on “Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion”, by Joshua D. Angrist and Jorn-Steffen Pischke," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 9(2), pages 315-320, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:9:y:2009:i:2:p:315-320
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    1. Gelman, Andrew & Nolan, Deborah, 2002. "Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198572251.
    2. Dehejia, Rajeev H., 2005. "Program evaluation as a decision problem," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 125(1-2), pages 141-173.
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