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Reverse-Engineering Censorship in China, at University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Friday, October 17, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse-Engineering Censorship in China

Reverse-Engineering Censorship in China, at Capital One, Wednesday, October 15, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse-Engineering Censorship in China

Public Policy for the Poor? A Randomized Evaluation of the Mexican Universal Health Insurance Program, at Harvard School of Public Health (Foundations of Global Health and Population), Friday, October 10, 2014:
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An evaluation of the Mexican Seguro Popular program (designed to extend health insurance and regular and preventive medical care, pharmaceuticals, and health facilities to 50 million uninsured Mexicans), one of the world's largest health policy reforms of the last two decades. Our evaluation features a new design for field experiments that is more robust to the political interventions and implementation errors that have ruined many similar previous efforts; new statistical Read more about Public Policy for the Poor? A Randomized Evaluation of the Mexican Universal Health Insurance Program
Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship, at Harvard Alumni Assembly 2014, Saturday, September 20, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship

Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship, at ESRC Methods Festival, Oxford University, Tuesday, July 8, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship

Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship, at Harvard University IT Summit, Cambridge MA, Thursday, June 5, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship

Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship, at Wesleyan University, Thursday, March 6, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large Read more about Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship

Simplifying Causal Inference, at University of South Carolina, Friday, February 28, 2014:
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We propose a simplified approach to matching for causal inference that simultaneously optimizes both balance (between the treated and control groups) and matched sample size. This procedure resolves two widespread (bias-variance trade off-related) tensions in the use of this powerful and popular methodology. First, current practice is to run a matching method that maximizes one balance metric (such as a propensity score or average Mahalanobis distance), but then to check whether it succeeds with respect to a different balance metric for which it was not designed (such as differences Read more about Simplifying Causal Inference

Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship, at University of South Carolina, Thursday, February 27, 2014:
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Chinese government censorship of social media constitutes the largest selective suppression of human communication in recorded history. In three ways, we show, paradoxically, that this large system also leaves large footprints that reveal a great deal about itself and the intentions of the government. First is an observational study where we download all social media posts before the Chinese government can read and censor those they deem objectionable, and then detect from a network of computers all over the world which are censored. Second, we conduct a large scale randomized Read more about Reverse Engineering Chinese Censorship

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