We consider statistical inference for regression when data are grouped into clusters, with
regression model errors independent across clusters but correlated within clusters …

When corporations make an effort to be socially responsible beyond what is required by the
law, this effort is often described as strategic—made mainly for the shareholders' or …

We examine the impact of social capital on audit fees. We find that firms headquartered in
US counties with high social capital pay lower audit fees. Social capital measures the level …

In most families today, childcare remains divided unequally between fathers and mothers.
Scholars argue that persistence of the gendered division of childcare is due to multiple …

This book provides an accessible approach to Bayesian computing and data analysis, with
an emphasis on the interpretation of real data sets. Following in the tradition of the …

We study the properties of the quantile regression estimator when data are sampled from
independent and identically distributed clusters, and show that the estimator is consistent …

What are the economic determinants of a firm's market value? We answer this question
through the lens of a generalized neoclassical model of investment with quasi-fixed labor …

Background: Difference-in-differences (DID) estimation has become increasingly popular as
an approach to evaluate the effect of a group-level policy on individual-level outcomes …

No previous study has estimated the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict on
pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health …

We develop a methodology to construct nonparametric counterfactual predictions, free of
functional form restrictions on preferences and technology, in neoclassical models of …