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American Economic Review· 2020Q1

Bartik Instruments: What, When, Why, and How

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Isaac Sorkin, Henry Swift

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This paper clarifies the statistical assumptions and identification strategies behind the Bartik instrument, a common tool in empirical economics for estimating causal effects.

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Field: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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