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This document reviews a number of empirical methodologies available to researchers for answering these important policy questions. For each methodology we set out the intuition behind the method, and an example of where it has been used effectively to answer a relevant policy question. We restrict ourselves to methodologies found within the econometric literature.
Authors
Laura Blow
Research Fellow University College London
Alissa is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education.
Research Fellow University of Chicago
Greg is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and a Research Fellow at the IFS.
Ian Walker
Research Fellow University of Bristol
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Blow, L et al. (2005). How important is income in determining children's outcomes? A methodology review of econometric approaches. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/how-important-income-determining-childrens-outcomes-methodology-review-econometric (accessed: 11 May 2024).
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