{"product_id":"natural-experiments-in-the-social-sciences-a-design-based-approach-hardback-9781107017665","title":"Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences; A Design-Based Approach (Hardback) 9781107017665","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNatural Experiments in the Social Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Design-Based Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comprehensive guide to natural experiments, providing an ideal introduction for scholars and students.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThad Dunning (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107017665, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.9 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A remarkable synthesis not just of how to do empirical work, but how to do social science. Indispensable.' James Robinson, David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis unique book is the first comprehensive guide to the discovery, analysis, and evaluation of natural experiments - an increasingly popular methodology in the social sciences. Thad Dunning provides an introduction to key issues in causal inference, including model specification, and emphasizes the importance of strong research design over complex statistical analysis. Surveying many examples of standard natural experiments, regression-discontinuity designs, and instrumental-variables designs, Dunning highlights both the strengths and potential weaknesses of these methods, aiding researchers in better harnessing the promise of natural experiments while avoiding the pitfalls. Dunning also demonstrates the contribution of qualitative methods to natural experiments and proposes new ways to integrate qualitative and quantitative techniques. Chapters complete with exercises and appendices covering specialized topics such as cluster-randomized natural experiments, make this an ideal teaching tool as well as a valuable book for professional researchers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: why natural experiments?\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Discovering Natural Experiments: 2. Standard natural experiments\u003cbr\u003e 3. Regression-discontinuity designs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Instrumental-variables designs\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Analyzing Natural Experiments: 5. Simplicity and transparency: keys to quantitative analysis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sampling processes and standard errors\u003cbr\u003e 7. The central role of qualitative evidence\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Evaluating Natural Experiments: 8. How plausible is as-if random?\u003cbr\u003e 9. How credible is the model?\u003cbr\u003e 10. How relevant is the intervention?\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Conclusion: 11. 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