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Natural Experiment Finder
Searchable library of 60+ canonical natural experiments filterable by identification method and concept tag.
Searchable library of 60+ canonical natural experiments: Card-Krueger NJ minimum wage, Mariel boatlift, Vietnam draft lottery, Oregon Medicaid, China Shock, Volcker disinflation, MTO, RAND HIE. Filter by method (DiD, RDD, IV, RCT, synthetic control) and AP-CED concept.
What this finds
Searches for difference-in-differences candidates in US state-level economic data. You pick a policy change (minimum wage hike, Medicaid expansion, marijuana legalization, sports betting legalization) and the tool finds the treatment state, suggests valid control states using synthetic control matching, and visualizes the pre and post trends.
Sample experiments
- Seattle 2014 minimum wage to $15, control: Portland and Spokane
- California 2017 marijuana legalization, control: synthetic from Texas, Florida, North Carolina
- Wisconsin Act 10 (2011), control: Minnesota and Illinois
- Massachusetts Romneycare (2006), control: Connecticut and New Hampshire
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