Monotone Instrumental Variables: With an Application to the Returns to Schooling

Manski, Charles F.; Pepper, John V.

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“…In this paper we estimate the effect of deductibles with as few statistical assumptions as possible. We employ the nonparametric bounding techniques introduced by Manski (1990) and further developed by Manski (1997), Manski and Pepper (2000) and Shaikh and Vytlacil (2005), among others. Treatment is ordered in our application.…”

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“…It can be shown that the Shaikh and Vytlacil bounds are identical to the MTR + IV bounds if the assumed sign of the treatment effect corresponds to the sign identified by the Shaikh and Vytlacil assumptions. Manski and Pepper (2000) introduce the assumption of monotone treatment selection (MTS). arguments.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They combine the Shaikh and Vytlacil bounds (which are closely related to the MTR+IV assumption by Manski) with an assumption of positive quadrant dependence. Positive quadrant dependence corresponds to MTS in the sense that people with unobserved characteristics that make them 7 See Manski and Pepper (2000) for the derivation.…”

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“…We employ the method of nonparametric bounds on the treatment effect introduced by Manski (1990) and further developed among others by Manski (1997), Manski and Pepper (2000) and Shaik and Vytlacil (2005).…”

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Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits – Swiss evidence

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Stevens

2006

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn is a local and virtual international research center and a place of communication between science, politics and business. IZA is an independent nonprofit company supported by Deutsche Post World Net. The center is associated with the University of Bonn and offers a stimulating research environment through its research networks, research support, and visitors and doctoral programs. IZA engages in (i) original and internationally competitive research in all fields of labor economics, (ii) development of policy concepts, and (iii) dissemination of research results and concepts to the interested public. Terms of use: Documents in Nonparametric Bounds on the Effect of Deductibles in Health Care Insurance on Doctor Visits -Swiss Evidence Michael Gerfin Martin Schellhorn D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E SIZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. We evaluate the effect of the size of deductibles in the basic health insurance in Switzerland on the probability of a doctor visit. We employ nonparametric bounding techniques to minimise statistical assumptions. In order to tighten the bounds we consider three further assumptions: mean independence of an instrument, monotone treatment response, and monotone treatment selection. Under the first two assumptions we are able to bound the treatment effect of high deductibles compared to low deductibles below zero. Adding the third assumption allows to tighten the bounds further. We conclude that there is a negative treatment effect. JEL Classification:C14, I19

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“…Furthermore Ashenfelter, Harmon and Oosterbeek (1999) suggested that much of the difference between IV and OLS estimates was the result of publication bias. Manski and Pepper (2000) also suggest that IV may be biased upwards. Griliches (1977) suggested that measurement error and ability bias could cancel each other out; leaving OLS estimates of the return to education approximately correct.…”

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Dispersion in the economic return to schooling

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Abstract:We extend the standard human capital earnings function to include dispersion in the return to schooling by treating the return as a random coefficient. If the rapid expansion in participation in higher education has been brought about by dipping further into the ability distribution, we should observe a rise in the variance of returns. Alternatively, if the expansion has come about through relaxing credit constraints then we might expect to see an increase in both the mean and variance of returns. Our estimates suggest that the variance in returns has not risen over time.

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Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?

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Food and Energy Security

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This study evaluated the poverty reduction impact of the adoption of cropping system intensification (CSI) technologies using the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model in the Great Lakes region of Africa that comprises Burundi, eastern DR Congo, and Rwanda. The study data came from a household survey of 1,495 sample households interviewed between October and December 2014. Results indicated that the adoption of the CSI technologies had increased crop yield, crop income, and per capita consumption expenditure in the region, resulting in poverty reduction. Among the three countries, eastern DR Congo witnessed the highest poverty reduction (13% points) followed by Rwanda (6% points) and Burundi (2% points). Considering the adoption rate and size of the target population in each country at baseline, an estimated 180 thousand poor individuals had escaped poverty due to the adoption of the CSI technologies. This presents important evidence in favor of promoting CSI technologies as part of poverty reduction strategy. Given the large population size that remains poor even after adoption, we suggest that research‐based poverty reduction strategies such as the CSI technologies should be complemented with development interventions.

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Monotone Instrumental Variables: With an Application to the Returns to Schooling

Cited by 481 publications

References 27 publications

Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits – Swiss evidence

Nonparametric bounds on the effect of deductibles in health care insurance on doctor visits – Swiss evidence

Dispersion in the economic return to schooling

Are farmers using cropping system intensification technologies experiencing poverty reduction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa?

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