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aeja-identification

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Use when the causal identification argument is the bottleneck for an American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (AEJ: Applied) manuscript — RCT, difference-in-differences/event study, regression discontinuity, IV, or shift-share. Stress-tests the data-to-causal-estimate mapping to the AEJ: Applied credibility bar before exhibits are finalized; it does not write the prose or build the package.

When to use

• RCT identification arguments
• Difference-in-differences and event study designs
• Regression discontinuity designs
• Instrumental variable and shift-share designs
• Staggered adoption DiD bias mitigation
• Weak IV diagnostics
• RD manipulation tests
• Causal estimand definition

When not to use

• Writing prose
• Building the package

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