19.3 Canonical designs

clever designs, but context-dependent

  • judge designs –> harshness of judgments
  • military drafts –> being in the army
  • compulsory schooling –> years of schooling
  • Bartik shift-share IV (combine economy-wide trends with distribution of industry)
  • locations of original immigration wave –> location of later immigrants
  • twin births –> number of children
  • direction of wind –> pollution