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During the 2004 election, there was a substantial amount of discussion about whether or not legislation effectively reduces the incidence of abortion.
The paper publishes an analysis of abortion incidence that's moreflimsy than the paper its printed on.
Addressing causal problems on major eBay and Facebook
Natural experiments provide an opportunity to study the effect of programmes and policies such as rural electrification and iron supplementation, as well as of uncontrolled events such as famines.
Institutionalizing their use for policy purposes would be a fitting tribute to the intellectual forebearers of this wonder tool