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Joshua Angrist on Econometrics and Causation

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Dec 22, 2014
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
The Effects of Conditional Admissions on Earnings
05:16 • 1min
3
The Power of Regression to Produce a Better Comparison
06:39 • 2min
4
The Importance of Intuition in Economics
08:23 • 2min
5
Instrumental Variables: A Strategy for Leveraging Natural Random Assignment
10:21 • 5min
6
The Role of Peer Effects in Social Science
15:49 • 2min
7
The Conviction of Regression Discontinuity
17:26 • 3min
8
The Importance of Sensitivity Analysis in Empirical Practice
20:14 • 5min
9
The Importance of Thoroughness in the Study of Capital Punishment
25:44 • 3min
10
The Importance of Econometric Artillery
29:06 • 2min
11
The Evidence for the Effect of Immigration on Wages
30:43 • 1min
12
The Impact of Scientific Experiments on Health Insurance
32:12 • 4min
13
Paul Krugman and the Minimum Wage
35:49 • 2min
14
The Impact of an Increase in the Minimum Wage on Employment
37:55 • 2min
15
The Importance of Making Mistakes in Science
39:49 • 2min
16
The Case for Precision and Accuracy in Macroeconomics
42:12 • 3min
17
The Nature of Inflation
45:00 • 2min
18
The Importance of Human Capital in Policy Discourse
47:10 • 2min
19
The Limits of Randomized Trials in Psychology
49:14 • 5min
20
The Importance of Humility in Ethical Research
54:23 • 2min
21
The Importance of Perspective in Psychology
56:42 • 2min
22
The Relationship Between Schooling and Earnings
58:19 • 2min
23
The Effect of Schooling on Earnings
59:56 • 3min
24
The Importance of Consensus
01:03:16 • 2min