PS1
- #econometrics
- #problem-set
- #causal-diagram
- #randomised-experiment
- #linear-probability-model
- #probit
- #marginal-effects
- #public-goods-game
Toolkit
- setup
Alcohol consumption & social preferences (Zak et al. 2021). What is the effect of alcohol consumption on free-riding in the public goods game?
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Why use
alcohol.treatmentas the independent variable instead ofblood.alcohol.chng? - 2
Fill in the table: everything someone in the alcohol treatment (A) experienced, and the equivalent in the placebo (P). Write "same" where experiences were identical.
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What varies between placebo (P) and alcohol treatment (A)?
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Why did the researchers need to control for the perception of drinking alcohol, and how did they achieve it?
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Consider only participants in the alcohol treatment (A).
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Empirical Application — verify the design, perception check, and estimate the free-riding effect.