Leonard Goff, University of Calgary

Research

Statistical inference Confidence interval Linear system Economic hypothesis Nonparametric

Latest papers

Publisher Correction: Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research.
Nature · 2026
Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research.
Nature · 2026

All 2 publications

Latest funding

When regression discontinuity fails: new methods for credible causal influence
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$78,553
Simplified inference for linear systems
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$48,971

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Publisher Correction: Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research.

Brodeur A, Mikola D, Cook N, Fiala L, Brailey T, Briggs R, de Gendre A, Dupraz Y, Gabani J, Gauriot R, Haddad J, Lima G, Ankel-Peters J, Dreber A, Campbell D, Kattan L, Marino Fages D, Mierisch F, Sun P, Wright T, Connolly M, Hoces de la Guardia F, Johannesson M, Miguel E, Vilhuber L, Abarca A, Acharya M, Adjisse SS, Akhtar A, Ramirez Lizardi EA, Albrecht S, Andersen SN, Andlib Z, Arrora F, Ash T, Bacher E, Bachler S, Bacon F, Bagues M, Balogh T, Batmanov A, Barschkett M, Basdil BK, Baxa J, Becker SO, Beeder M, Beland LP, Bello AH, Markovits DB, Benjamin G, Bergeron T, Blimpo MP, Binetti M, Bonander C, Bonneau J, Borbáth E, Borgen N, Borgen ST, Borowsky J, Brini E, Brown M, Brun M, Bruns S, Buliskeria N, Calef A, Cameron A, Campa P, Campos-Rodríguez S, Cantone GG, Carpena F, Carter PJ, Dower PC, Castek O, Caviglia-Harris J, Strand GC, Chen S, Chzhen SI, Chung J, Collins J, Coppock A, Cordeau H, Couillard B, Crechet J, Crippa L, Cui J, Czymara C, Daarstad H, Dao DC, Dao D, Schmandt MD, de Linde A, De Melo L, Deer L, De Vera M, Dimitrova V, Dollbaum JF, Dollbaum JM, Donnelly M, Huynh LDT, Dumbalska T, Duncan J, Duong KT, Duprey T, Dworschak C, Ellingsrud S, Elminejad A, Eissa Y, Erhart A, Etingin-Frati G, Fatemipour E, Federice A, Feld J, Fenig G, Firouzjaeiangalougah M, Fleisje E, Fortier-Chouinard A, Engel JF, Fréchet N, Fortier R, Fries T, Frith MJ, Galipeau T, Gallegos S, Gangji A, Gao X, Garnache C, Gáspár A, Gavrilova E, Ghosh A, Gibney G, Gibson G, Godager G, Goff L, Gong D, González J, Gretton JD, Griffa C, Grigoryeva I, Grøtting M, Guntermann E, Guo J, Gugushvili A, Habibnia H, Häffner S, Hall JD, Hammar O, Kordt AH, Hashimoto B, Hartley JS, Hausladen CI, Havránek T, He H, Hepplewhite M, Herrera-Rodriguez M, Heuer F, Heyes A, Ho ATY, Holmes J, Holzknecht A, Hsu YD, Hu SH, Huang YS, Huebener M, Huber C, Huynh KP, Irsova Z, Isler O, Jakobsson N, Jananji R, Jayalath TA, Jetter M, John J, Forshaw RJ, Juan F, Kadriu V, Karim S, Kelly E, Hoang Dang DK, Khushboo T, Kim J, Kjellsson G, Kjelsrud A, Kotsadam A, Korpershoek J, Krashinsky L, Kundu S, Kustov A, Lalayev N, Langlois A, Laufer J, Lee-Whiting B, Leibing A, Lenz G, Levin J, Li P, Li T, Lin Y, Listo A, Liu D, Lu X, Lukmanova E, Luscombe A, Lusher LR, Lyu K, Ma H, Mäder N, Makate C, Malmberg A, Maitra A, Mandas M, Marcus J, Margaryan S, Márk L, Martignano A, Marsh A, Masetto I, McCanny A, McManus E, McWay R, Metson L, Kinge JM, Mishra S, Mohnen M, Moeller J, Montambeault R, Montpetit S, Morin LP, Morris T, Moser S, Motoki FYS, Muehlenbachs L, Musulan A, Musumeci M, Nabin M, Nchare K, Neubauer F, Nguyen QMP, Nguyen T, Nguyen-Tien V, Niazi A, Nikolaishvili G, Nordstrom A, Nüß P, Odermatt A, Olson M, Øien H, Ölkers T, Oliver I Vert M, Oral E, Oswald C, Ousman A, Özak Ö, Pandey S, Pavlov A, Pelli M, Penheiro R, Park R, Martel EP, Petrovičová T, Phan L, Prettyman A, Procházka J, Putri A, Quandt J, Qiu K, Thi Nguyen LQ, Rahman A, Rea CH, Reiremo A, Renée L, Richardson J, Rivers N, Rodrigues B, Roelofs W, Roemer T, Rogeberg O, Rose J, Roskos-Ewoldsen A, Rosmer P, Sabada B, Saberian S, Salamanca N, Sator G, Scates D, Schlüter E, Sells C, Sen S, Sethi R, Shcherbiak A, Sogaolu M, Soosalu M, Sørensen EØ, Sovani M, Spencer N, Staubli S, Stans R, Stewart A, Stips F, Stockley K, Strobel S, Struby E, Tang JP, Tanrisever I, Yang TT, Tastan I, Tatić D, Tatlow B, Seuyong FT, Thériault R, Thivierge V, Tian W, Toma FM, Totarelli M, Tran VA, Truong H, Tsoy N, Tuzcuoglu K, Ubfal D, Villalobos L, Walterskirchen J, Wang JT, Wattal V, Webb MD, Weber BS, Weisser R, Weng WC, Westheide C, White K, Winter J, Wochner T, Woerman M, Wong J, Woodard R, Wroński M, Yazbeck M, Yang GC, Yap L, Yassin K, Ye H, Yoon JY, Yurris C, Zahra T, Zaneva M, Zayat A, Zhang J, Zhao Z, Zhong Y

Nature2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10503-w PMID: 42026220

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Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research.

Brodeur A, Mikola D, Cook N, Fiala L, Brailey T, Briggs R, de Gendre A, Dupraz Y, Gabani J, Gauriot R, Haddad J, Lima G, Ankel-Peters J, Dreber A, Campbell D, Kattan L, Marino Fages D, Mierisch F, Sun P, Wright T, Connolly M, Hoces de la Guardia F, Johannesson M, Miguel E, Vilhuber L, Abarca A, Acharya M, Adjisse SS, Akhtar A, Ramirez Lizardi EA, Albrecht S, Andersen SN, Andlib Z, Arrora F, Ash T, Bacher E, Bachler S, Bacon F, Bagues M, Balogh T, Batmanov A, Barschkett M, Basdil BK, Baxa J, Becker SO, Beeder M, Beland LP, Bello AH, Markovits DB, Benjamin G, Bergeron T, Blimpo MP, Binetti M, Bonander C, Bonneau J, Borbáth E, Borgen N, Borgen ST, Borowsky J, Brini E, Brown M, Brun M, Bruns S, Buliskeria N, Calef A, Cameron A, Campa P, Campos-Rodríguez S, Cantone GG, Carpena F, Carter PJ, Dower PC, Castek O, Caviglia-Harris J, Strand GC, Chen S, Chzhen SI, Chung J, Collins J, Coppock A, Cordeau H, Couillard B, Crechet J, Crippa L, Cui J, Czymara C, Daarstad H, Dao DC, Dao D, Schmandt MD, de Linde A, De Melo L, Deer L, De Vera M, Dimitrova V, Dollbaum JF, Dollbaum JM, Donnelly M, Huynh LDT, Dumbalska T, Duncan J, Duong KT, Duprey T, Dworschak C, Ellingsrud S, Elminejad A, Eissa Y, Erhart A, Etingin-Frati G, Fatemipour E, Federice A, Feld J, Fenig G, Firouzjaeiangalougah M, Fleisje E, Fortier-Chouinard A, Engel JF, Fréchet N, Fortier R, Fries T, Frith MJ, Galipeau T, Gallegos S, Gangji A, Gao X, Garnache C, Gáspár A, Gavrilova E, Ghosh A, Gibney G, Gibson G, Godager G, Goff L, Gong D, González J, Gretton JD, Griffa C, Grigoryeva I, Grøtting M, Guntermann E, Guo J, Gugushvili A, Habibnia H, Häffner S, Hall JD, Hammar O, Kordt AH, Hashimoto B, Hartley JS, Hausladen CI, Havránek T, He H, Hepplewhite M, Herrera-Rodriguez M, Heuer F, Heyes A, Ho ATY, Holmes J, Holzknecht A, Hsu YD, Hu SH, Huang YS, Huebener M, Huber C, Huynh KP, Irsova Z, Isler O, Jakobsson N, Jananji R, Jayalath TA, Jetter M, John J, Forshaw RJ, Juan F, Kadriu V, Karim S, Kelly E, Hoang Dang DK, Khushboo T, Kim J, Kjellsson G, Kjelsrud A, Kotsadam A, Korpershoek J, Krashinsky L, Kundu S, Kustov A, Lalayev N, Langlois A, Laufer J, Lee-Whiting B, Leibing A, Lenz G, Levin J, Li P, Li T, Lin Y, Listo A, Liu D, Lu X, Lukmanova E, Luscombe A, Lusher LR, Lyu K, Ma H, Mäder N, Makate C, Malmberg A, Maitra A, Mandas M, Marcus J, Margaryan S, Márk L, Martignano A, Marsh A, Masetto I, McCanny A, McManus E, McWay R, Metson L, Kinge JM, Mishra S, Mohnen M, Moeller J, Montambeault R, Montpetit S, Morin LP, Morris T, Moser S, Motoki FYS, Muehlenbachs L, Musulan A, Musumeci M, Nabin M, Nchare K, Neubauer F, Nguyen QMP, Nguyen T, Nguyen-Tien V, Niazi A, Nikolaishvili G, Nordstrom A, Nüß P, Odermatt A, Olson M, Øien H, Ölkers T, Oliver I Vert M, Oral E, Oswald C, Ousman A, Özak Ö, Pandey S, Pavlov A, Pelli M, Penheiro R, Park R, Martel EP, Petrovičová T, Phan L, Prettyman A, Procházka J, Putri A, Quandt J, Qiu K, Thi Nguyen LQ, Rahman A, Rea CH, Reiremo A, Renée L, Richardson J, Rivers N, Rodrigues B, Roelofs W, Roemer T, Rogeberg O, Rose J, Roskos-Ewoldsen A, Rosmer P, Sabada B, Saberian S, Salamanca N, Sator G, Scates D, Schlüter E, Sells C, Sen S, Sethi R, Shcherbiak A, Sogaolu M, Soosalu M, Sørensen EØ, Sovani M, Spencer N, Staubli S, Stans R, Stewart A, Stips F, Stockley K, Strobel S, Struby E, Tang JP, Tanrisever I, Yang TT, Tastan I, Tatić D, Tatlow B, Seuyong FT, Thériault R, Thivierge V, Tian W, Toma FM, Totarelli M, Tran VA, Truong H, Tsoy N, Tuzcuoglu K, Ubfal D, Villalobos L, Walterskirchen J, Wang JT, Wattal V, Webb MD, Weber BS, Weisser R, Weng WC, Westheide C, White K, Winter J, Wochner T, Woerman M, Wong J, Woodard R, Wroński M, Yazbeck M, Yang GC, Yap L, Yassin K, Ye H, Yoon JY, Yurris C, Zahra T, Zaneva M, Zayat A, Zhang J, Zhao Z, Zhong Y

Nature2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10251-x PMID: 41922705

When regression discontinuity fails: new methods for credible causal influence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Goff, Leonard T.

$78,553

Simplified inference for linear systems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Goff, Leonard

Keywords: Statistical inference; Confidence interval; Linear system; Economic hypothesis; Nonparametric

$48,971

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Statistical inference Dear Professor Goff, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Publisher Correction: Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "When regression discontinuity fails: new methods for credible causal influence" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]