<p>I was reading the following paper by Henrik Kleven et al.</p>
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<p>The estimate the child penalty on wage through an event study as follows (See equation (1) in page 9):</p>
<p><span class="math-container">$$ln(w_{ist})=\sum_{j\neq -1}\alpha_{j}I[j=t]+\sum_{k}\beta_{k}I[k=age_{is}]+\sum_{y}\gamma_{y}I[y=s]+\varepsilon_{ist}$$</span></p>
<p><span class="math-container">$i$</span>, <span class="math-container">$s$</span>, and <span class="math-container">$t$</span> denote individual, year, and event time. <span class="math-container">$j=0$</span> is the first year an individual has a baby. <span class="math-container">$\beta$</span> and <span class="math-container">$\gamma$</span> indicate age dummies and year dummies. Event time dummies <span class="math-container">$\alpha_{j}$</span> captures the causal effect of having a baby on wage.</p>
<p>This is a silly question. Is it possible to control for individual fixed effect <span class="math-container">$\sum_{x}\delta_{x}I[x=i]$</span> after controlling for event time dummy, age dummy, and year dummy? Technically it will be possible, but does it make sense? My instinct is that it should not be included. There must be a reason why it is not controlled. But I can't understand why.</p>

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2021-06-12T09:03:20.487Z
If they had individual fixed effects could they then do the decomposition they do later and say something about gender pay gap?
Jesper Hybel
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2021-06-13T02:31:19.783Z
@JesperHybel That makes sense. But I just ran regressions with female sample from a different country. Event time dummy did not make any sense. There was insane pretrend.
hbkn
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2021-06-13T08:25:27.977Z
yeah ok, I have the data for the article you cited, but would have to merge datasets first. But could try to run it at some point if I get the time.
Jesper Hybel
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2021-06-13T14:36:32.840Z
@JesperHybel Thanks! You have absolutely no obligation to do the analysis. I just felt that there must be an ex-ante reason why it should not be included. Thanks so much anyway.
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# Event study by Kleven

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-12)

I was reading the following paper by Henrik Kleven et al.

<https://www.henrikkleven.com/uploads/3/7/3/1/37310663/kleven-landais-sogaard_nber-w24219_jan2018.pdf>

The estimate the child penalty on wage through an event study as follows (See equation (1) in page 9):

$$ln(w\_{ist})=\sum\_{j\neq -1}\alpha\_{j}I[j=t]+\sum\_{k}\beta\_{k}I[k=age\_{is}]+\sum\_{y}\gamma\_{y}I[y=s]+\varepsilon\_{ist}$$

$i$, $s$, and $t$ denote individual, year, and event time. $j=0$ is the first year an individual has a baby. $\beta$ and $\gamma$ indicate age dummies and year dummies. Event time dummies $\alpha\_{j}$ captures the causal effect of having a baby on wage.

This is a silly question. Is it possible to control for individual fixed effect $\sum\_{x}\delta\_{x}I[x=i]$ after controlling for event time dummy, age dummy, and year dummy? Technically it will be possible, but does it make sense? My instinct is that it should not be included. There must be a reason why it is not controlled. But I can't understand why.

**Tags:** labor-economics, regression, public-economics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If they had individual fixed effects could they then do the decomposition they do later and say something about gender pay gap?  
> **username_0**: @JesperHybel That makes sense. But I just ran regressions with female sample from a different country. Event time dummy did not make any sense. There was insane pretrend.  
> **username_1**: yeah ok, I have the data for the article you cited, but would have to merge datasets first. But could try to run it at some point if I get the time.  
> **username_0**: @JesperHybel Thanks! You have absolutely no obligation to do the analysis. I just felt that there must be an ex-ante reason why it should not be included. Thanks so much anyway.  

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