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Jesse Bruhn @jessebruhn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Suppose you could identify the “causal” family fixed effect and the “causal” school/education fixed effect on long run well-being (eg income, criminal justice contact, health, etc). What do you think is the ratio of the variance they explain on those same long run outcomes?

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Isaac Opper @imopper.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It's not just a question of "which matters more" from a causal inference sense but also "which can we use public policy to improve," no?

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Jesse Bruhn @jessebruhn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Definitely. The causal impact of mosquito nets probably explains a very small share of cross country variation in mortality. Despite that, it’s still very critical/worthwhile to make sure the people who need them have access to them. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jesse Bruhn@jessebruhn.bsky.social

I agree. My gut is that schools are probably small in the grand scheme of things though. (Obviously an important margin to get write though, since I imagine schools differentially matter for the least advantaged, etc. and it is also a primary policy margin we have to work with for helping children)

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