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JBES Session: Transparency in Structural Estimation

Paper Session

Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)

Marriott Marquis, Catalina

Hosted By: Econometric Society

Chair: Christian Hansen, University of Chicago

Transparency in Structural Estimation

Matthew Gentzkow

Stanford University

Isaiah Andrews

Harvard University

Jesse M. Shapiro

Brown University

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Abstract

We propose a formal definition of transparency in empirical research and apply it to structural estimation in economics. We discuss how some existing practices can be understood as attempts to improve transparency, and we suggest ways to improve current practice, emphasizing approaches that impose a minimal computational burden on the researcher. We illustrate with examples.

Discussant(s)

Elie Tamer

Harvard University

Christopher Taber

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stephane Bonhomme

University of Chicago

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