Sources of selection bias in evaluating social programs: An interpretation of conventional measures and evidence on the effectiveness of matching as a program evaluation method

DOI10.1073/pnas.93.23.13416zbMath0875.62619OpenAlexW2011800966WikidataQ36697625 ScholiaQ36697625MaRDI QIDQ5689333

Jeffrey A. Smith, Petra E. Todd, Hidehiko Ichimura, James J. Heckman

Publication date: 26 October 1997

Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.23.13416

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to social sciences (62P25)

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• The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects

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