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Matthew A Masten

Associate Professor of Economics
Economics

Overview


I’m an econometrician working on identification and causal inference. My current focus is on robustness and sensitivity analysis.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Economics · 2021 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published September 21, 2021
Meet the Newly Tenured Faculty of 2021
Published September 27, 2013
Matthew Masten: The Metrics of Social Interactions

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Recent Publications


Assessing Sensitivity to Unconfoundedness: Estimation and Inference

Journal Article Journal of Business and Economic Statistics · January 1, 2024 This article provides a set of methods for quantifying the robustness of treatment effects estimated using the unconfoundedness assumption. Specifically, we estimate and do inference on bounds for various treatment effect parameters, like the Average Treat ... Full text Cite

Minimax-regret treatment rules with many treatments

Journal Article Japanese Economic Review · October 1, 2023 Statistical treatment rules map data into treatment choices. Optimal treatment rules maximize social welfare. Although some finite sample results exist, it is generally difficult to prove that a particular treatment rule is optimal. This paper develops asy ... Full text Cite

Choosing exogeneity assumptions in potential outcome models

Journal Article Econometrics Journal · September 1, 2023 There are many kinds of exogeneity assumptions. How should researchers choose among them? When exogeneity is imposed on an unobservable like a potential outcome, we argue that the form of exogeneity should be chosen based on the kind of selection on unobse ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


CAREER: Sensitivity Analysis in Econometrics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


Northwestern University · 2013 Ph.D.

External Links


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