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Table 1 Examples of weights on same-division states and other-division states

From: More on recent evidence on the effects of minimum wages in the United States

 

Same division

Other division

 

Weight per state

# states

Weight per state

# states

Example 1

    

Treatment 1

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 2

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 3

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 4

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 5

.02

2

.02

48

ADRZ calculation (equation (1))

8 × 0.24 + 2 × 0.02 5 / 10 5 8 × 0.26 + 48 × 0.02 5 / 56 5 =3.61

Equation (2) calculation

4 × 0.48 2 + 1 × 0.04 2 / 5 4 × 0.52 2 + 1 × 0.96 48 / 5 =0.925

Example 2

    

Treatment 1

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 2

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 3

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 4

.24

2

.26

2

Treatment 5

.01

4

.01

96

ADRZ calculation (equation (1))

8 × 0.24 + 4 × 0.01 5 / 12 5 8 × 0.26 + 96 × 0.01 5 / 104 5 =5.59

Equation (2) calculation

4 × 0.48 2 + 1 × 0.04 4 / 5 4 × 0.52 2 + 1 × 0.96 96 / 5 =0.924