An illustration on notes of caution of Altonji et al. (2005)

Treatment exogeneity in non-experimental settings: an illustration on notes of caution of Altonji et al. (2005)

Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) the author applies the Altonji, Elder and Taber (2005) method to examine the relationship between unemployment and later life well-being outcomes in Poland. Results illustrate that the notes of caution of the authors of the approach, which has become a very popular toolkit to support the assumption of treatment exogeneity in non-experimental settings, should be taken seriously to avoid the risk of misusing this very powerful design.

The complete article can be found here:
Myck, M. (2026) “Treatment exogeneity in non-experimental settings: an illustration on notes of caution of Altonji et al. (2005)”, Economics Letters, vol. 264, 112979; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2026.112979

The article can be downloaded for free until July 05 2026 under this link:
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1mxfubZeeA5P6