Tag: Panel Data

Do International Reserves Buffer Real-Exchange-Rate Adjustment after Terms-of-Trade Shocks? A Matching Application in Stata

This post illustrates how to use matching methods in Stata to study a reserve-buffer mechanism in international macroeconomics. The application uses kmatch, teffects, and a country-year panel to compare high-…

How to trace the growth effects of isolated treaty signatures in Stata

When countries sign several trade agreements in quick succession, a standard event-study can become hard to interpret. A coefficient estimated 2 years after one signature may already reflect…

Panel Data Econometrics: Common Factor Analysis for Empirical Researchers [Update]

Edit: It is an honor to be included on the companion website of Professor Sul: https://personal.utdallas.edu/ During this summer, I decided to explore and to understand the concept…