From IZA World of Labor October 31, 2017 Dan Black Harris Public Policy Professor Dan BlackHarris Public Policy Professor Dan Black published an article in IZA World of Labor arguing that matching is a powerful statistical method that is being under utilized, despite the fact that revolutions in computing power has made it much easier to implement than in the past. "Matching is a powerful but often misunderstood statistical technique. It allows the researcher to program impacts (in a similar way to regression analysis) but does so without requiring researchers to make assumptions about the exact functional form." Full coverage available at IZA World of Labor. Upcoming Events More events Harris Reunion Weekend 2024 Fri., May 03, 2024 | 12:00 PM 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60613 United States Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM