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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Rothstein: Empirical Strategy<br />

Ideal test: measure how wage of a given individual changes when<br />

EITC is introduced relative to a similar but ineligible individual<br />

Problem: data is CPS repeated cross-sections. Cannot track “same<br />

individual.”<br />

Moreover, wage rigidities may prevent cuts for existing employees.<br />

Solution: reweighting procedure to track “same skill” worker over<br />

time (DiNardo, Fortin, and Lemieux 1996)<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 72 / 142

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