These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Azeem Shaikh (Yale University)

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM
Session: Applications of Recent Methodology in Project Evaluation (AEA)
Presiding: Christopher Taber (Northwestern University)

Using Selection of Observed Variables to Assess Bias from Unobservables when Evaluating Swan-Ganz Catheterization
Joseph Altonji (Yale University and NBER)
Todd Elder (Michigan State University)
Christopher Taber (Northwestern University)

Exploiting Instrumental Variables to Bound the Effect of Swan-Ganz Catheterization
Jay Battacharya (Stanford University)
Azeem Shaikh (Yale University)
Edward Vytlacil (Columbia University)

Estimating Average Treatment Effects with Continuous and Discrete Covariates
Qi Li (Texas A&M University)
Jeff Racine (McMaster University)
Jeffrey M. Wooldridge (Michigan State University)


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