barrios88/barrios-skills/beamer-presentation

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\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.17}
 
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% TITLE PAGE
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\title{The Effect of X on Y: \\Evidence from Z}
\subtitle{Short and Descriptive}
\author{Your Name}
\institute{Your University}
\date{Conference Name \\ Month Year}
 
\begin{document}
 
% Title slide
\begin{frame}[plain]
    \titlepage
\end{frame}
 
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% MOTIVATION (2-3 slides)
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\begin{frame}{Motivation: Why This Matters}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item<1-> \textbf{Big picture:} [One sentence on broad relevance]
        \item<2-> \textbf{Specific puzzle:} [What we don't know]
        \item<3-> \textbf{Stakes:} [Why should we care?]
    \end{itemize}
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    \only<4>{
    \begin{block}{Key Statistic}
        \Large \textbf{X\%} of [outcome] can be explained by [factor]
    \end{block}
    }
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}{What We Know (and Don't Know)}
    \textbf{Previous literature:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Author et al. (2020): Finding 1
        \item Other Author (2019): Finding 2
    \end{itemize}
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    \textbf{Gap we fill:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item[\textcolor{red}{?}] [Open question our paper addresses]
    \end{itemize}
\end{frame}
 
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% RESEARCH QUESTION (1 slide)
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\begin{frame}{This Paper}
    \begin{center}
        \Large
        \textbf{Research Question:} \\[1em]
        Does [X] cause [Y]? \\[2em]
    \end{center}
    
    \textbf{Preview of findings:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Main result in plain language
        \item Key magnitude: [Quantitative summary]
    \end{itemize}
\end{frame}
 
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% EMPIRICAL STRATEGY (2-3 slides)
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\begin{frame}{Data}
    \textbf{Sources:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Dataset 1: [Description, years, N]
        \item Dataset 2: [Description, matching method]
    \end{itemize}
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    \textbf{Sample:}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item Unit of observation: [What is an observation?]
        \item Final sample: [N] observations, [Time period]
    \end{itemize}
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}{Identification Strategy}
    \textbf{Challenge:} [Endogeneity concern in one sentence]
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    \textbf{Solution:} We exploit [natural experiment / instrument / RDD]
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    \textbf{Key assumption:} [Identification assumption in plain language]
    
    \begin{equation*}
        Y_{it} = \alpha + \beta \cdot \text{Treatment}_{it} + \gamma X_{it} + \mu_i + \delta_t + \varepsilon_{it}
    \end{equation*}
\end{frame}
 
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% RESULTS (3-5 slides)
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\begin{frame}{Main Result}
    \begin{center}
        \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{figures/main_result.pdf}
    \end{center}
    
    \vspace{0.5em}
    
    \textbf{Takeaway:} [One sentence interpretation]
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}{Main Result: Regression Table}
    \begin{table}
        \centering
        \small
        \begin{tabular}{lccc}
            \toprule
            & (1) & (2) & (3) \\
            & OLS & + Controls & + FE \\
            \midrule
            Treatment & 0.052*** & 0.048*** & 0.041** \\
                      & (0.012)  & (0.011)  & (0.015) \\
            \midrule
            Controls & No & Yes & Yes \\
            Fixed Effects & No & No & Yes \\
            N & 10,000 & 9,850 & 9,850 \\
            \bottomrule
        \end{tabular}
    \end{table}
    
    \textbf{Economic magnitude:} 1 SD increase in X $\rightarrow$ Y\% increase in outcome
\end{frame}
 
\begin{frame}{Robustness Checks}
    \begin{itemize}
        \item[\checkmark] Alternative specifications
        \item[\checkmark] Placebo tests
        \item[\checkmark] Different sample cuts
        \item[\checkmark] [Other relevant checks]
    \end{itemize}
    
    \vspace{1em}
    
    $\rightarrow$ Results robust across specifications
\end{frame}
 
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% CONCLUSION (1 slide)
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\begin{frame}{Takeaways}
    \begin{enumerate}
        \item \textbf{Finding 1:} [Main result]
        \item \textbf{Finding 2:} [Secondary result]
        \item \textbf{Implication:} [Policy/theory takeaway]
    \end{enumerate}
    
    \vspace{2em}
    
    \begin{center}
        \Large Thank you! \\[0.5em]
        \normalsize your.email@university.edu
    \end{center}
\end{frame}
 
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% APPENDIX
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\appendix
 
\begin{frame}[noframenumbering]{Appendix: Additional Results}
    [Backup slides for Q\&A]
\end{frame}
 
\end{document}