Blar i Statistics Norway's Open Research Repository (SNORRe) på forfatter "Wiswall, Matthew"
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Beyond LATE with a discrete instrument. Heterogeneity in the quantity-quality interaction of children
Brinch, Christian N.; Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew (Discussion papers;703, Working paper, 2012-09)The interpretation of instrumental variables (IV) estimates as local average treatment effects (LATE) of instrument-induced shifts in treatment raises concerns about their external validity and policy relevance. We examine ... -
How linear models can mask non-linear causal relationships : an application to family size and children's education
Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew (Discussion Papers;586, Working paper, 2009)Many empirical studies specify outcomes as a linear function of endogenous regressors when conducting instrumental variable (IV) estimation. We show that commonly used tests for treatment effects, selection bias, and ...