Kim Weeden: The econ paper that found a 42-64% increase in rapes after prostitution banned (in Sweden)? Turns out result from coding error + Stata prioritization rues + seasonality. * always plot raw data * always sniff test your estimates * open science works! On X or here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oGP3...

The econ paper that found a 42-64% increase in rapes after prostitution banned (in Sweden)? Turns out result from coding error + Stata prioritization rues + seasonality. * always plot raw data * always sniff test your estimates * open science works! On X or here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oGP3...

Re-analysis of Ciacci (2024).pdfdrive.google.com

rules, not rues. Although analysts may rue the rule.

And sadly the way corrections and redactions work, the statistic will likely still be cited and believed. (See vaccines cause autism…)

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