{"product_id":"mostly-harmless-econometrics-by-joshua-d-angrist-9780691120355","title":"Mostly Harmless Econometrics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Joshua Angrist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics - 2021, and Jörn-Steffen Pischke, an irreverent guide to the essentials of econometrics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly Harmless Econometrics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shows how the basic tools of applied econometrics allow the data to speak. This book covers regression-discontinuity designs and quantile regression, as well as how to get standard errors right. It is suitable for various areas in contemporary social science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe core methods in today's econometric toolkit are linear regression for statistical control, instrumental variables methods for the analysis of natural experiments, and differences-in-differences methods that exploit policy changes. In the modern experimentalist paradigm, these techniques address clear causal questions such as: Do smaller classes increase learning? Should wife batterers be arrested? How much does education raise wages?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly Harmless Econometrics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shows how the basic tools of applied econometrics allow the data to speak. In addition to econometric essentials, it covers important new extensions such as regression discontinuity designs and quantile regression, as well as how to get standard errors right. Joshua Angrist and Jörn-Steffen Pischke explain why fancier econometric techniques are typically unnecessary and even dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe applied econometric methods emphasised in this book are easy to use and relevant for many areas of contemporary social science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn irreverent review of econometric essentials\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA focus on tools that applied researchers use most\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eChapters on regression-discontinuity designs, quantile regression, and standard errors\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMany empirical examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA clear and concise resource with wide applications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455653462252,"sku":"9780691120355","price":84.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/71CyU_EPoZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774789843","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mostly-harmless-econometrics-by-joshua-d-angrist-9780691120355","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}