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A Note on the Identification Step in "A Semistructural Methodology for Policy Counterfactuals"
Henri Ker\"anen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.10596 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.10596 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.10596
arXiv:2608.10596v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The New Keynesian example of Beraja (2023) is not identified at its printed calibration: more than one structure satisfies every condition of its identification step. Two of the paper's six identifying restrictions coincide on equilibrium equations consistent with the printed reduced form, leaving eleven conditions to determine an equation's twelve coefficients. The note derives the rank condition the identification step requires, computable from the reduced form and the restrictions alone. The note also documents and corrects a misprint in the paper's counterfactual display. A one-clause amendment to the paper's Theorem 1 restores its conclusion.
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Dokters willen minder vervuilende medicijnen voorschrijven, maar weten niet hoe
https://nos.nl/artikel/2630673-dokters-willen-minder-vervuilende-medicijnen-voorschrijven-maar-weten-niet-hoe
Wel jammer dat alleen zelfs het laaghangende fruit nog moeilijk te plukken bleek. Gelukkig bleek ik van de rechter medicatie ook alleen de navulling te kunnen bestellen.
Die rechter toont dus aan dat zo'n puffer veel duurzamer kan. (En zo'n kleine navulling met medicijnrest verkleint in elk geval de hele berg)
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When Does Inexact Matching Ensure Balance and Inference without Adjustment?
Ying Jin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10873 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.10873 https://arxiv.org/html/2610.10873
arXiv:2610.10873v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: One-to-one matching without replacement is a classical approach to constructing comparable treated and control samples in the design of observational studies. It pairs each treated unit with a distinct control while minimizing a covariate distance objective. With continuous covariates, the matched pairs generally remain inexact, which contributes to bias in downstream analysis. Its key theoretical properties, such as the resulting imbalance between matched pairs and when it is negligible to support valid inference, remain unclear. In this paper, we analyze one-to-one matching based on $d$-dimensional, continuous covariates with a quadratic covariate-distance objective. First, we find that when $d\leq 3$, under standard conditions on the propensity score ensuring abundant control samples near each treated sample, the imbalance (difference between within-group averages) is root-$n$ negligible uniformly over the family of smooth functions with a common first- and second-order derivative bound. However, such balance is subject to a dimension restriction, as we construct examples in which the imbalance is root-$n$ non-negligible when $d=4$ and dominates root-$n$ rate when $d>4$. Second, we show that when $d\leq 3$, the matched design allows valid Wald-type and bootstrap inference for the average treatment effect on the treated, distributional treatment effects, and quantile treatment effects. Thus, the same outcome-blind matched design supports various downstream inferences without having to tailor the design to the targets. Finally, paired randomization inference based on the matched design is asymptotically valid in the super-population sense for $d\leq 3$ but can fail when $d=4$. We corroborate the theoretical results with numerical experiments.
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Ein formidables Rezept, das gut skaliert (nach unten in der Menge) und auch mit Zusatz von Resterbsen und gelben Paprika vortrefflich mundet. #nommention

Lemon-Pepper Zucchini Pasta With Dill Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)
A summer favorite, zucchini bulks up raw salads, lends texture to muffins and bread, and adds a subtle salinity to pasta dishes. That's the role it plays in this simple miso butter pasta. A little pasta water and spoonfuls of miso melt into a delightful sauce to coat the noodles. Searing the delicate squash and tossing it with lemon zest and black pepper, then with the pasta allows zucchini to do what it does best: absorb all the flavors of the elements around it. This dish provides a playful r…

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The vOICe vision BCI, or a brain implant?
White paper and living document comparing Neuralink Blindsight and other brain implants with The vOICe vision BCI for the totally blind.

Added a "Highlights" section to the white paper (living document) on brain implants for restoring vision to the blind and The vOICe vision BCI alternative https://www.seeingwithsound.com/BCI.html#highlights Dobelle, Argus II, Orion I. Neuralink Blindsight highlights: none …

The vOICe vision BCI, or a brain implant?
White paper and living document comparing Neuralink Blindsight and other brain implants with The vOICe vision BCI for the totally blind.