tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post2027982123794509334..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: Birth Weight and Later Outcomes In IrelandEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-75826030772379236212011-09-28T21:50:32.319+00:002011-09-28T21:50:32.319+00:00I don't share the angst about "identifica...I don't share the angst about "identification". But it depends on what question you are going to ask. I am not sure the usual endogenous-treatment framework is the best way of thinking about this.Kevin Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891633553910348880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-73658368614227504792011-09-28T13:29:57.267+00:002011-09-28T13:29:57.267+00:00Nice use of GUI Mark. I have the early draft you h...Nice use of GUI Mark. I have the early draft you have sent also. The standard questions apply but looking at GUI it's really hard to think of convincing identification strategies for assigning birthweights. And it really is time to think more flexibly about what we can get from data like this where it's unlikely that there will be hard data available that will permit the type of exclusion restrictions current in the literature. Having read your early draft I will provide more detailed comments offline but it's clearly an important national contribution.Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656244754607675282noreply@blogger.com