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er-mechanism

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Use when designing or writing the mechanism analysis for an Economic-Research empirical manuscript. Enforces the post-江艇(2022) paradigm — estimate D→M with the main identification strategy and argue M→Y from theory, instead of running mediation step-wise / Sobel tests.

When to use

• designing mechanism analysis
• writing mechanism analysis
• Economic-Research empirical manuscript
• estimating D→M
• arguing M→Y from theory
• theory-driven heterogeneity
• mechanism variable construction

When not to use

• mediation step-wise
• Sobel tests
• Baron-Kenny three-step method
• Bootstrap indirect effect proportion
• endogenous regression of Y on M

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