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Efficient Semiparametric Estimation of Quantile Treatment Effects by Firpo, Sergio

“…This paper develops estimators for quantile treatment effects under the identifying restriction that selection to treatment is based on observable…”
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Decomposing Wage Distributions Using Recentered Influence Function Regressions by Firpo, Sergio, Fortin, Nicole, Lemieux, Thomas

“…This paper provides a detailed exposition of an extension of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method that can be applied to various distributional measures…”
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Partial identification of the treatment effect distribution and its functionals by Firpo, Sergio, Ridder, Geert

“…In the treatment effect problem, the available information is on the marginal distributions of potential outcomes, but not on their joint distribution. The…”
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Synthetic Control Method: Inference, Sensitivity Analysis and Confidence Sets by Firpo Sergio, Possebom Vitor

“…We extend the inference procedure for the synthetic control method in two ways. First, we propose parametric weights for the p-value that includes the equal…”
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Unconditional Quantile Regressions by Firpo, Sergio, Fortin, Nicole M., Lemieux, Thomas

“…We propose a new regression method to evaluate the impact of changes in the distribution of the explanatory variables on quantiles of the unconditional…”
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Identification and Estimation of Distributional Impacts of Interventions Using Changes in Inequality Measures by Firpo, Sergio, Pinto, Cristine

“…This paper presents estimators of distributional impacts of interventions when selection to the program is based on observable characteristics. Distributional…”
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Uniform inference for value functions by Firpo, Sergio, Galvao, Antonio F., Parker, Thomas

“…We propose a method to conduct uniform inference for the (optimal) value function, that is, the function that results from optimizing an objective function…”
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Changes in the women’s labor market and education and their impacts on marriage and inequality: evidence from Brazil by Firpo, Sergio, Hakak, Lorena

“…From 1992 to 2014, Brazil experienced a decline in income inequality along with a significant increase in schooling level, though the latter was more…”
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Measurement errors in quantile regression models by Firpo, Sergio, Galvao, Antonio F., Song, Suyong

“…This paper develops estimation and inference for quantile regression models with measurement errors. We propose an easily-implementable semiparametric two-step…”
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Information, market incentives, and student performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design in Brazil by Camargo, Braz, Camelo, Rafael, Firpo, Sergio, Ponczek, Vladimir

“…We use a discontinuity on the test score disclosure rule for the National Secondary Education Examination in Brazil to test whether test score disclosure…”
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Labor Market Experience and Falling Earnings Inequality in Brazil: 1995–2012 by Ferreira, Francisco H G, Firpo, Sergio P, Messina, Julián

“…Abstract The Gini coefficient of labor earnings in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth between 1995 and 2012, from 0.50 to 0.41. The decline in other measures of…”
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Balancing tests in stratified randomized controlled trials: A cautionary note by Firpo, Sergio, Foguel, Miguel N., Jales, Hugo

“…We study the properties of imbalances tests of predetermined characteristics (covariates) in stratified randomized controlled trials. When the parameter of…”
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Using occupational structure to measure employability with an application to the Brazilian labor market by Firpo, Sergio, Carvalho, Sandro, Pieri, Renan

“…We propose measuring individual employability as a weighted average across occupations of a worker’s predicted wage for each occupation. Weights are given by…”
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Evidence of eligibility manipulation for conditional cash transfer programs by Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan, Pedroso, Euclides, Souza, André Portela

“…This paper assesses whether eligibility for conditional cash transfer programs has been manipulated, as well as the impact of this phenomenon on time…”
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Future electoral impacts of having a female mayor by Arvate, Paulo, Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan

“…We explore an electoral quasi-experiment where a woman nearly won or lost to a man in a mayoral election. Our data combines municipal Brazilian election…”
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Electoral impacts of uncovering public school quality: Evidence from Brazilian municipalities by Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan, Souza, André Portela

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Electoral impacts of uncovering public school quality: Evidence from Brazilian municipalities by Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan, Souza, André Portela

“…Sistemas de school accountability que estabelecem a adoção de incentivos para professores e gestores geralmente impactam positivamente o desempenho dos alunos…”
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Can women's performance in elections determine the engagement of adolescent girls in politics? by Arvate, Paulo, Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan

“…Women are responsible for important results in the public sector, but their participation as politicians is still small. One possible way of correcting this…”
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O regime de ciclos de aprendizagem e a heterogeneidade de seus efeitos sobre a proficiencia dos alunos by Carvalho, Sandro, Firpo, Sergio

“…We evaluate the impact of non-retention policies over the distribution of academic achievement of elementary Brazilian public schools students. Results suggest…”
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GMM quantile regression by Firpo, Sergio, Galvao, Antonio F., Pinto, Cristine, Poirier, Alexandre, Sanroman, Graciela

“…This paper develops generalized method of moments (GMM) estimation and inference procedures for quantile regression models. We propose a GMM estimator for…”
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