Instrumental variables was invented, discovered, or dreamed up by Philip Wright, an early 20th century economist. Philip definitely has one of the more intriguing vitas of an economist I’ve ever seen. James Stock found it and posted it online. He published such luminaries as:
The Cannibal Converts: A Human Roast in Three Cuts, which according to what …
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