Difference-in-differences with an ordinal dependentvariable: Assessing the impact of the London bombings on the safety perceptions of Muslims

Arne Hole

No 2021005, Working Papers from The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a methodology for estimating treatment effects when using difference-in-differences with an ordinal dependent variable. Specifically, we derive an expression for the Average Treatment Effect on the Treated in terms of changes in response probabilities. An advantage of taking this approach is the ability to assess any distributional effects of exposure to treatment. We use the proposed estimator to evaluate the impact of the London bombings on the safety perceptions of Muslims, with our results highlighting a shift from moderately low to very high safety concerns among younger Muslims in the aftermath of the bombings.

Keywords: difference-indifferences; ordinal dependent variables; terrorism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 I10 I31 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2021-09
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