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Bookmark or Share- Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe - Emily OsterThis paper explores the possibility that the witchcraft trials are a large-scale example. of violence and scapegoating prompted by a deterioration in economic conditions. In this. case, the downturn was brought on by a decrease in temperature and resulting food shortages.
- Limited Life Expectancy, Human Capital and Health Investments - Emily OsterEmily Oster University of Chicago and NBER Ira Shoulson Georgetown University Ray Dorsey Johns Hopkins University September 10, 2012 Abstract Human capital theory predicts that life expectancy will impact human capital attainment. We estimate this relationship using variation in life expectancy driven by Huntington disease, an inherited ...
- Unobservable Selection and Coe - Emily OsterEmily Oster Brown University and NBER August 9, 2016 Abstract A common approach to evaluating robustness to omitted variable bias is to observe coe cient movements after inclusion of controls. This is informative only if selection on observables is informative about selection on unobservables.
- Pandemic Schooling Mode and Student Test Scores: Evidence ... - Emily OsterEmily Oster Brown University and NBER April 26, 2022 Abstract We estimate the impact of district-level schooling mode (in-person versus hybrid or virtual learning) in the 2020-21 school year on students’ pass rates on standardized tests in Grades 3{8 across 11 states. Pass rates declined from 2019 to 2021: an average decline of 12.8 percentage
- Health Recommendations and Selection in Health Behaviors - Emily OsterEmily Oster, Brown University and NBER August, 2019 Abstract Consider a case in which a new research nding links a health behavior with good health outcomes. A possible consequence is take-up of this behavior among individuals who engage in other positive health behaviors. If this occurs, later analyses of observational data may
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