Understanding Treatment Effect Estimates When Treatment Effects Are Heterogeneous for More Than One Outcome

Models of treatment effects when responses are heterogeneous.

Heckman and Vytlacil (1) synthesize and extend a recent body of research in economics and statistics on the identification and estimation of treatment effects when the subjects have heterogeneous responses. This research has demonstrated the importance of distinguishing between several different types of treatment effects and the need to establish firmly the relationship between the different t...

Acute Effects of Ecstasy on Memory Are more Extensive than Chronic Effects

Introduction: Exposure to 3, 4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) could lead to serotonergic system toxicity in the brain. This system is responsible for learning and memory functions. Studies show that MDMA causes memory impairment dose-dependently and acutely. The present study was designed to evaluate the chronic and acute effects of MDMD on spatial memory and acquisition of passive avoid...

Robust Estimation When More Than One Variable

In a least squares adjustment when more than one variable in an equation of condition has error, the results will be affected by unnecessary asymptotic bias unless the algorithm is properly formulated. Similar difficulties can be expected with robust estimation techniques that are based on extending least squares to a noneuclidean metric. This paper presents an algorithm for robust estimation i...

When some are more equal than others.

When are Women More Generous than Men?*

Previous research on gender differences in behavior has led to seemingly contradictory findings. While some authors report that women are more generous than men, others report the opposite relative patterns of behavior. From data generated by 202 subject pairs, we find that women are more sensitive than men to the costs of generous actions when deciding whether or not to be generous. The factor...