Partial Identification in Applied Research: Benefits and Challenges / Kate Ho, Adam M. Rosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ho, Kate.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Rosen, Adam M.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w21641.

NBER working paper series no. w21641

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

Partial Identification in Applied Research

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2015.

Summary:

Advances in the study of partial identification allow applied researchers to learn about parameters of interest without making assumptions needed to guarantee point identification. We discuss the roles that assumptions and data play in partial identification analysis, with the goal of providing information to applied researchers that can help them employ these methods in practice. To this end, we present a sample of econometric models that have been used in a variety of recent applications where parameters of interest are partially identified, highlighting common features and themes across these papers. In addition, in order to help illustrate the combined roles of data and assumptions, we present numerical illustrations for a particular application, the joint determination of wages and labor supply. Finally we discuss the benefits and challenges of using partially identifying models in empirical work and point to possible avenues of future research.

Notes:

Print version record

October 2015.