AEJ: EP: Volume 14, No. 4


Studies


Optimal Regulation of E-cigarettes: Theory and Evidence
Hunt Allcott and Charlie Rafkin
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200805
Data availability:Combination of publicly available data from various sources and restricted access data.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator who has access to (or interested in obtaining) the restricted data.

Hungry for Success? SNAP Timing, High-Stakes Exam Performance, and College Attendance
Timothy N. Bond, Jillian B. Carr, Analisa Packham and Jonathan Smith
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20210026
Data availability:TBC
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability:

Do Two Electricity Pricing Wrongs Make a Right? Cost Recovery, Externalities, and Efficiency
Severin Borenstein and James B. Bushnell
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190758
Data availability: TBC
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal. Data and codes to reproduce main exhibits are available in Additional Materials.
Replicability:

Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxes: Evidence from Switzerland
Marius Brülhart, Jonathan Gruber, Matthias Krapf and Kurt Schmidheiny
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200258
Data availability: Some of the data is provided. Due to confidentiality agreements with the two cantons the indiviudal-level data cannot be publicly shared.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in conducting a partial replication.

Adviser Value Added and Student Outcomes: Evidence from Randomly Assigned College Advisers
Serena Canaan, Antoine Deeb and Pierre Mouganie
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200778
Data availability: The restricted-use data can be obtained by contacting the registrar’s office at the American University of Beirut.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in obtaining the data.

The Hazards of Unwinding the Prescription Opioid Epidemic: Implications for Child Maltreatment
Mary F. Evans, Matthew C. Harris and Lawrence M. Kessler
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200301
Data availability: NCANDS Child Files for FFY 2006-2017 were obtained through a restricted data agreement with the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) at Cornell University. Members of the research community can apply for access to the NCANDS Child Files.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in obtaining the data.

Your Place in the World: Relative Income and Global Inequality
Dietmar Fehr, Johanna Mollerstrom and Ricardo Perez-Truglia
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200515
Data availability: SOEP data publicly available. Usually provided within short time period. See Readme for more details.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator.

Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Framing: A Field Experiment
Roland G. Fryer, Jr., Steven D. Levitt, John List and Sally Sadoff
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20180144
Data availability: TBC
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability:

The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers
Seth Gershenson, Cassandra M. D. Hart, Joshua Hyman, Constance A. Lindsay and Nicholas W. Papageorge
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190573
Data availability:The STAR and North Carolina data (henceforth: N.C. data) used in this paper are restricted-access.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator who has access to the data.

Reminders Work, but for Whom? Evidence from New York City Parking Ticket Recipients
Ori Heffetz, Ted O'Donoghue and Henry S. Schneider
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200400
Data availability: Anonymized data provided.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator.

Multinationals' Sales and Profit Shifting in Tax Havens
Sébastien Laffitte and Farid Toubal
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200203
Data availability: Data are publicly available.
Computational Reproducibility, Robustness and Replicability: https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/zbwi4rdps/37.htm. Authors' responsed: Thanks for your email and for replicating our exercise. Your work is usefull. We recognize that the results remain consistent even when considering different interpretations of the haven concept and a smaller sample of observations. We are also pleased to hear that the replication file we shared with the AEJ: Policy has proven helpful.

Health Care Rationing in Public Insurance Programs: Evidence from Medicaid
Timothy J. Layton, Nicole Maestas, Daniel Prinz and Boris Vabson
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190628
Data availability: The data are confidential, but may be obtained with Data Use Agreements with the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS).
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in obtaining the data.

Can Nudges Increase Take-Up of the EITC? Evidence from Multiple Field Experiments
Elizabeth Linos, Allen Prohofsky, Aparna Ramesh, Jesse Rothstein and Matthew Unrath
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200603
Data availability: Restricted data. From the Readme: "Researchers wanting to replicate our analysis will need to obtain permission from both FTB and CDSS. Interested researchers should contact us directly. The California Policy Lab will help to facilitate replication efforts, given agency approval."
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in obtaining the restricted data.

Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets
Erica Myers, Steven L. Puller and Jeremy West
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200539
Data availability: Some of the data is provided. Paper also uses confidential data; Austin Board of Realtors and Austin Energy.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator interested in obtaining the restricted data.

The Old-Age Security Motive for Fertility: Evidence from the Extension of Social Pensions in Namibia
Pauline Rossi and Mathilde Godard
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20200466
Data availability: Data are publicly available. See Readme for instructions on how to obtain the data.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator.

Gerrymandering in State Legislatures: Frictions from Axiomatic Bargaining
Hisam Sabouni and Cameron A. Shelton
https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20190213
Data availability: Data are publicly available.
Computational Reproducibility: Reproducibility status to be confirmed with Journal.
Replicability: Looking for replicator.