<p>It <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inter%20alia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">means</a> &quot;among other things&quot;. Its not an economics term, its standard English. It is somewhat pretentious, having been borrowed from Latin.</p>
<p>Can I suggest that next time you don't understand a word or phrase you try Google first?</p>

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I don’t think the use of Latin is always pretentious, ceteris paribus.
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<p>today my paper get rejected due to this reason when I used the Difference-in-Difference as my methodology</p>
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<p>In addition, it would need to address concerns about causal estimates
as there are a number of assumptions which are unaddressed. These
include, <strong>inter alia</strong>, anticipation effects and omitted confounders.</p>
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<p>I am wondering what does &quot;inter alia&quot; mean here, or it just mean that I need to address &quot;anticipation effects&quot; and &quot;omitted cofounders&quot; problem in my research?</p>

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What does "inter alia" in "difference-indifference" testing?
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# What does "inter alia" in "difference-indifference" testing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-15)

today my paper get rejected due to this reason when I used the Difference-in-Difference as my methodology

> In addition, it would need to address concerns about causal estimates
> as there are a number of assumptions which are unaddressed. These
> include, **inter alia**, anticipation effects and omitted confounders.

I am wondering what does "inter alia" mean here, or it just mean that I need to address "anticipation effects" and "omitted cofounders" problem in my research?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-15. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It [means](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inter%20alia) "among other things". Its not an economics term, its standard English. It is somewhat pretentious, having been borrowed from Latin.

Can I suggest that next time you don't understand a word or phrase you try Google first?

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I don’t think the use of Latin is always pretentious, ceteris paribus.  

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