Plausibly Exogenous [1234] - Confidential Data (06/19/2023)

LHS Variable
Quality of economic research

RHS Variable
Access to confidential administrative data

Source of Exogenous Variation
Progressive geographic expansion of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Federal Statistical Research Data Centers (FSRDCs)

- Nagaraj and Tranchero (2023), “How Does Data Access Shape Science? Evidence from the Impact of U.S. Census’s Research Data Centers on Economics Research”