Visualization, Identification, and Estimation in the Linear Panel Event-Study Design

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Chapter 7 - Visualization, Identification, and Estimation in the Linear Panel Event-Study Design

from Part IV - Modern Causal Inference

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2025

Simon Freyaldenhoven ,

Christian Hansen ,

Jorge Pérez Pérez and

Jesse M. Shapiro

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Johannes Hörner ,

Eliana La Ferrara and

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Victor Chernozhukov: Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johannes Hörner: Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Eliana La Ferrara: Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Iván Werning: Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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