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Instrumental Variables and the Search for Identification: From Supply and Demand to Natural Experiments
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Instrumental variables was first used in the 1920s to estimate supply and demand elasticities and later to correct for measurement error in single equation models. Recently, instrumental variables have been widely used to reduce bias from omitted variables in estimates of causal relationships. Intuitively, instrumental variables methods use only a portion of the variability in key variables to estimate the relationships of interest; if the instruments are valid, that portion is unrelated to the omitted variables. We discuss the mechanics of instrumental variables and the qualities that make for a good instrument, devoting particular attention to instruments derived from “natural experiments.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Angrist, J. D., & Krueger, A. B.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Princeton University (US)
- ORCID
- Angrist, Joshua D
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Perspectives
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Published
- 2001-11-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 69-85
- ISSN
- 0895-3309 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3123059484
- Cited by
- 2,355
- References
- 98
- Citations by year
- 2026: 58 · 2025: 115 · 2024: 105 · 2023: 124 · 2022: 107 · 2021: 119 · 2020: 144 · 2019: 116 · 2018: 92 · 2017: 103 · 2016: 115 · 2015: 124 · 2014: 121 · 2013: 113 · 2012: 131
- FWCI
- 28.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- The Journal of Economic Perspectives (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
- Keywords
- instrumental variables, identification, natural experiment, omitted variable bias, causal inference, supply and demand elasticities, measurement error, assessment validity, econometrics
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