TY - DATA T1 - controlling-for-ability-using-test-scores AU - Williams, Benjamin DO - doi:10.15456/jae.2022327.0708128276 AB - This paper proposes a semiparametric method to control for ability using standardized test scores, or other item response assessments, in a regression model. The proposed method is based on a model in which the parameter of interest is invariant to monotonic transformations of ability. I show that the estimator is consistent as both the number of observations and the number of items on the test grow to infinity. I also derive conditions under which this estimator is root-n consistent and asymptotically normal. The proposed method is easy to implement, does not impose a parametric item response model, and does not require item-level data. I demonstrate the finite-sample performance in a Monte Carlo study and implement the procedure for a wage regression using data from the NLSY1979. ET - 1 PY - 2019 PB - ZBW - Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft UR - https://journaldata.zbw.eu/dataset/controlling-for-ability-using-test-scores ER -