Research Methods for Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law
Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation
Guido W. Imbens and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge
- Year
- 2009
- Venue
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Level
- Advanced
Summary
Surveys modern econometric methods for program evaluation, including matching, instrumental variables, control functions, regression discontinuity, and difference-in-differences. The article is a useful bridge between legal-policy questions and causal identification.
Citation
Guido W. Imbens and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge. "Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation." Journal of Economic Literature, 2009.
DOI: 10.1257/jel.47.1.5
BibTeX
@article{Imbens2009Recent,
title = {Recent Developments in the Econometrics of Program Evaluation},
author = {Guido W. Imbens and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge},
year = {2009},
journal = {Journal of Economic Literature},
doi = {10.1257/jel.47.1.5},
url = {https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jel.47.1.5}
}