Author Archives: Menzie Chinn

Out of Sample Regression Prediction of Mass Shooting Fatalities

Does a Trump dummy “work”? Reader sam writes:

i think you’re putting too much weight into too few observations.

Some things to make your analysis more convincing 1) show the if predictive accuracy increased with a trump dummy OUT OF SAMPLE or 2) try placing the ‘trump dummy’ variable a few months before or a few months after and see if that changes the coefs. i doubt you’ll see much of an effect.

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Time Series Evidence on the Minimum Wage Impact in Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

  • Is the partial derivative of fast food employment with respect to the minimum wage negative? Maybe, maybe not.
  • Does a higher minimum wage decrease young adult employment? Maybe, maybe not.
  • Does a higher minimum wage raise fast food restaurant prices? Not noticeably.

These conclusions (reported in this working paper written by Louis Johnston and me) stand in contrast to those obtained by Noah Williams, and reported in this CROWE Policy Brief.

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