tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post6205683073390172311..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: A Charter'd LibertineMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-9158728271371019902011-10-11T15:49:10.366-04:002011-10-11T15:49:10.366-04:00Rhino's got it. By entering the lottery, it sh...Rhino's got it. By entering the lottery, it shows parents "care"MikeMcKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-10436736524834376732011-10-11T12:36:14.046-04:002011-10-11T12:36:14.046-04:00I'm thinking comparing lottery winners to lose...I'm thinking comparing lottery winners to losers accounts for selection. Aren't lottery losers still "parents who care enough to get their kids to switch are the sort of parents who are more likely to encourage college," but luck failed them?Rhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286099487345133943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-24225103951021043532011-10-11T10:46:30.097-04:002011-10-11T10:46:30.097-04:00I don't see why endogeneity is a threat to the...I don't see why endogeneity is a threat to the internal validity of the first paper. If the analysis was done correctly and the lottery is random w.r.t covariates that might affect later achievement, then the paper gives an accurate estimate of the causal effects of CMS's school choice program among kids whose parents care enough to get them in the charter school lottery. Even if this says nothing about the effects of school choice for all children (regardless of whether their parents would take advantage of school choice programs or not), the fact that school choice has such a big impact for parents that care is an important find.Dave Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-56774577039404371212011-10-11T10:12:24.942-04:002011-10-11T10:12:24.942-04:00I'd really like to see Manski Bounds get more ...I'd really like to see Manski Bounds get more popular. Selection bias is always difficult to address. We know this, yet we so frequently provide point estimates. How peculiar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675280324246893316noreply@blogger.com