ECON-A3000 - Principles of Empirical Analysis, Lecture, 10.1.2022-21.2.2022
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Pre-class exercise for lectures 9 and 10
Completion requirements
Due: Monday, 7 February 2022, 2:00 PM
In lectures 9 and 10, we will discuss a quasi-experimental method referred to as difference-in-differences. To see this powerful tool in action and to facilitate discussion, watch the MRUniversity video “The Hidden Cost of Pollution” and answer the following questions:
1. Why did the E-Zpass policy reduce local pollution?
2. Can you think of reasons why the families living close to a toll booth may be different in observable characteristics, such as income, from the families living further away from a toll booth?
3. What is the pollution Laffer curve and why we might be on the wrong side of the curve?
Link to the video: https://mru.org/courses/everyday-economics/hidden-cost-pollution.