Essays in Econometrics: Nonparametrics and Robustness

This thesis consists of three chapters. In each chapter I consider a particular problem in econometrics with implications for applied research, and in each case I attempt to solve that problem. In Chapter 1 I consider the task of inferring causal effects when only `proxy controls' are avail...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deaner, Ben
Other Authors: Newey, Whitney
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/138934