What do we get from two-way fixed effects regressions? Implications from numerical equivalence
双向固定效应回归估计了什么?数值等价关系的启示
Summary This paper develops numerical and causal interpretations of two-way fixed effects (TWFE) regressions in settings with nonbinary, nonstaggered treatments and time-varying covariates. Using the equivalence between TWFE and pooled first-difference (FD) regressions, I express the TWFE coefficient as a weighted average of FD coefficients across all horizons, clarifying how short- and long-run changes contribute to the estimate. Causal interpretation of the TWFE…