reading question

Reading Report 7

Please read the paper by Agan et al (2018) and answer the following questions. Your answers should be concise and organized in bullet points, and explained in your own words that are understandable to someone who has not read the article. Please type up your answers, print out the report, and bring it to class. Preferred length is within 1 page, single spaced.

1. Examine the experimental design carefully, do you find any issues with the design?

2. If “Ban the Box” did not happen, how would researchers identify the impact of criminal status? How might the estimated effect be biased?

3. Do you find the difference-in-differences or triple differences analyses convincing in this paper? Which generates a more accurate estimate of the effect? Why?

4. Find another recent paper that detects discrimination. Briefly summarize that paper, including the methodology and conclusion.