Difference In Differences

4 articles

Using difference-in-differences in practice

When difference-in-differences is the right tool, the three assumptions stated as decisions, and the ways it breaks, each shown in a worked Too Early To Say case with open code.

Jul 2026 · Methodology

When the parallel-trends test fails on one lead, what's left?

Replicating Wang et al. (2026) TWFE-DiD on SNAP BBCE adoption from IPUMS ACS, with Goodman-Bacon decomposition and leave-one-out diagnostics.

May 2026 · Methodology

Cycling Through Bad Ideas Faster: A Worked Example

How AI-augmented iterative critique compresses the cost of discarding bad ideas in applied research, illustrated through three coding rules, a controls…

May 2026 · Methodology

Understanding the Limits of Parallel Trends Tests

Why a high p-value on a parallel-trends test can mislead, and how Rambachan-Roth sensitivity bounds reveal when a difference-in-differences claim is fragile.

Dec 2025 · Methodology