Principles for Combining Descriptive and Model-Based Analysis in Applied Microeconomics Research
通过三个近期发表的应用微观经济学论文案例，提出在论文中紧密结合描述性分析与模型分析的原则，并讨论何时以描述性分析开头、何时采用其他结构。
In this article, I offer guidance on how to combine descriptive and model-based empirical analysis within a paper. Drawing on examples from three recently published applied microeconomics papers, I argue that it is important to create a tight link between the descriptive analysis and the bottom-line deliverable of the model-based analysis, and I try to distill some lessons or principles for doing so. I also offer some thoughts on when a paper should start with descriptive analysis and then proceed to model-based analysis and when alternative structures may be desirable.