March 11, 2025
Source: Andrew Wheiss
An instrumental variable:
Examples:
Application: programs that have a continuous eligibility index with clearly defined eligibility threshold to determine who is eligible and who is not.
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)
Source: Chen et al. (2013)
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)
Matching uses large data sets and statistical techniques to construct the best possible comparison group based on observed characteristics.
For every possible unit under treatment, it attempts to fi nd a nontreatment unit (or set of nontreatment units) that has the most similar characteristics possible.
Increased matching dimensions reduces matching possibilities.
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)
Uses a probability score to find the best possible comparison group.
Source: Gertler et al. (2016)