Problem Sets

Problem Set on “Behaviour within a Clinical Trial and Implications for Mammography Guidelines” by Amanda Kowalski. Problem set developed by Amanda Kowalski, Meredith Rief, Katherine Kim, and Louis McKinnon.
First Version: February 2023. Latest Version: February 2023.

This problem set is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It requires a calculator.

Download the PDF file with instructions.

Answer key available, instructors only please. Email Amanda Kowalski.


Problem Set on “Adverse Selection and an Individual Mandate: When Theory Meets Practice” by Martin Hackmann, Jonathan Kolstad, and Amanda Kowalski. Problem set developed by Amanda Kowalski, Austin Schaefer, Jack Welsh, and Megan Wilson.
First Version: January 2016. Latest Version: October 2016.

This problem set is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It does not require Stata or Excel.

Download the PDF file with instructions.

Answer key available, instructors only please. Email Amanda Kowalski.


Problem Set on “Mandate-Based Health Reform and the Labor Market: Evidence from the Massachusetts Reform” by Jonathan Kolstad and Amanda Kowalski. Problem set developed by Toby Chaiken, Jonathan KolstadAmanda Kowalski, and Megan Wilson. First Version: May 2012. Latest Version: December 2016.

This problem set is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. It requires Stata and Excel.

Download Stata, Excel, and Word Files as a zip file. The Word file contains instructions.

Answer key available, instructors only please. Email Amanda Kowalski.


Problem Set on “Estimating Marginal Returns to Medical Care: Evidence from At-risk Newborns” by Douglas AlmondJoseph J. DoyleAmanda Kowalski, and Heidi Williams. Problem set developed by Michael Cunetta, Tiffany Fan, and Amanda Kowalski. First Version: February 2012. Latest Version: October 2016.

This problem set is designed for undergraduates. It requires Stata.

Download Stata and Word Files as a zip file. The Word file contains instructions.

Answer key available, instructors only please. Email Amanda Kowalski.