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qje-identification

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Use when the causal identification strategy is the bottleneck for a Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE) manuscript — RCT, staggered DID, IV, RDD, event study. Stress-tests the design to the QJE general-interest bar before tables are drafted.

When to use

• RCT identification
• staggered DID
• IV
• RDD
• event study
• novel descriptive / measurement paper
• causal identification strategy bottleneck

When not to use

• narrow within-field estimate
• technique for its own sake

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