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We set up an econometric model of persuasion and study identification of key parameters under various scenarios of data availability. We find that a commonly used measure of persuasion does not estimate the persuasion rate of any population in general. We provide formal identification results, recommend several new parameters to estimate, and discuss their interpretation. Further, we propose methods for carrying out inference. We revisit the empirical literature on persuasion to show that the persuasive effect is highly heterogeneous. We also show that the existence of a continuous instrument opens up the possibility of point identification for the policy-relevant population.
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Research Fellow Columbia University
Sokbae is an IFS Research Fellow and a Professor at Columbia University, with an interest in Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics and Statistics.
Pennsylvania State University
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- 10.1920/wp.cem.2019.6919
- Publisher
- The IFS
Suggested citation
Jun, S and Lee, S. (2019). Identifying the effect of persuasion. London: The IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/identifying-effect-persuasion-0 (accessed: 28 March 2024).
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