“...In recent years, a widespread consensus has emerged about the necessity of establishing bridges between quantitative and qualitative approaches to empirical...”

“...Objective To demonstrate regression to the mean bias introduced by matching on preperiod variables in difference‐in‐differences studies. Data Sources Simulated...”

“...Social scientists often estimate models from correlational data, where the independent variable has not been exogenously manipulated; they also make implicit...”

“...This paper analyzes the effects of financial liberalization on growth and volatility at the industry level in a large sample of countries. We estimate the...”

“...•We estimate the impact of student aid on higher education participation in the UK.•We use a policy reform which re-introduced aid to students from poor...”

“...This paper examines the synthetic control method in contrast to commonly used difference‐in‐differences (DiD) estimation, in the context of a re‐evaluation of...”

“...While most countries welcome (and some even subsidize) high‐skilled immigrants, there is very limited evidence of their importance for domestic firms. To guide...”

“...We show that simply decorating buses with famous animation characters can substantially increase the bus ridership. In April 2014, the Metropolitan Government...”

“...•We identify the effect of applied research institutions—Universities of Applied Sciences—on regional innovation activity.•We exploit the staggered...”

“...•We study fee equalization between vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections.•We find that the policy decreased the use of cesarean sections.•We estimate a...”