********************************************************************** *** FIGURE A6 *** Permutation Inference ********************************************************************** use "Data\county_day_data.dta", clear keep if year==2015 | year==2016 | year==2017 drop year TRUMP_* ***number of counties 1,478 ***number of rallies 196 g FAKE_EFFECT = . forval iter = 1/1000 { di "ITERATION " `iter' qui: { g random_date = floor(runiform(20256,20765)) g random_order = runiform() g random_county = floor(runiform(1,1479)) sort random_order g FAKE_event_day_Trump_1 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_2 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_3 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_4 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_5 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_6 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_7 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_8 = . g FAKE_event_day_Trump_9 = . forval ii=1/196 { local completed = 0 local counter = 1 while `completed' == 0 { su FAKE_event_day_Trump_`counter' if county_id == random_county[`ii'] if r(N) == 0 { replace FAKE_event_day_Trump_`counter' = random_date[`ii'] if county_id==random_county[`ii'] local completed = 1 } else { local counter = `counter' + 1 } } } forval ii = 1/9 { g dist_event`ii' = day_id - FAKE_event_day_Trump_`ii' } g TRUMP_0 = 0 forval ii = 1/9 { replace TRUMP_0 = 1 if dist_event`ii' == 0 & dist_event`ii'!=. } * g TRUMP_POST_1_30 = 0 forval ii = 1/9 { replace TRUMP_POST_1_30 = 1 if (dist_event`ii' > 0 & dist_event`ii'<=30 & dist_event`ii'!=.) } g TRUMP_POST_M30 = 0 forval ii = 1/9 { replace TRUMP_POST_M30 = 1 if (dist_event`ii' >30 & dist_event`ii'!=.) } g TRUMP_PRE_M30 = 0 forval ii = 1/9 { replace TRUMP_PRE_M30 = 1 if (dist_event`ii' <-30 & dist_event`ii'!=.) } reghdfe black_ps 1.TRUMP_* [w=n_stops], a(i.county_id i.day_id i.county_id#c.day_id) cluster(county_id day_id) replace FAKE_EFFECT = _b[1.TRUMP_POST_1_30] in `iter' drop FAKE_event_day_Trump_* random_* dist_event* TRUMP_* } } drop if FAKE_EFFECT == . hist FAKE_EFFECT if FAKE_EFFECT>-1.5 & FAKE_EFFECT<2, xline(1.07, lwidth(1)) percent xtitle("Coefficient on Fake Trump Rally") xlabel(-1.5(0.5)2) graphregion(color(white)) scheme(s1mono) graph export "Results\FigureA6.pdf", as(pdf) name("Graph") replace