mhtopt: Optimal Multiple Hypothesis Testing Corrections

Implements the optimal multiple hypothesis testing correction from Viviano, Wuthrich, and Niehaus (2026) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2104.13367>. Derives the optimal per-test significance level from the economic incentives of research production, providing a correction that lies between Bonferroni (too conservative) and unadjusted (too permissive). Supports two cost models: a Linear one calibrated to United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical-trial costs, and a Cobb-Douglas one calibrated to Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) project costs. Reports optimal, Bonferroni, Holm, Benjamini-Hochberg (BH), and unadjusted results side by side.

Version:	1.0.0
Imports:	stats
Suggests:	testthat (≥ 3.0.0), haven, fixest, estimatr, knitr, rmarkdown
Published:	2026-07-29
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.mhtopt
Author:	Davide Viviano [aut], Kaspar Wuthrich [aut], Paul Niehaus [aut], Erick Rosas Lopez [cre, ctb]
Maintainer:	Erick Rosas Lopez <erosaslpez at ucsd.edu>
BugReports:	https://github.com/dviviano/mhtopt/issues
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
URL:	https://github.com/dviviano/mhtopt
NeedsCompilation:	no
Language:	en-US
Citation:	mhtopt citation info
Materials:	README, NEWS
CRAN checks:	mhtopt results

Documentation:

Reference manual:	mhtopt.html , mhtopt.pdf
Vignettes:	Optimal Multiple Hypothesis Testing (source, R code)

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Package source:	mhtopt_1.0.0.tar.gz
Windows binaries:	r-devel: mhtopt_1.0.0.zip, r-release: mhtopt_1.0.0.zip, r-oldrel: mhtopt_1.0.0.zip
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