Research Methods for Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law
The Central Role of the Propensity Score in Observational Studies for Causal Effects
Paul R. Rosenbaum and Donald B. Rubin
- Year
- 1983
- Venue
- Biometrika
- Level
- Advanced
Summary
Defines the propensity score as the conditional probability of treatment assignment given observed covariates and develops its role in matched and observational designs. Legal researchers should pair the method with explicit overlap, balance, and unconfoundedness assessments.
Citation
Paul R. Rosenbaum and Donald B. Rubin. "The Central Role of the Propensity Score in Observational Studies for Causal Effects." Biometrika, 1983.
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/70.1.41
BibTeX
@article{Rosenbaum1983The,
title = {The Central Role of the Propensity Score in Observational Studies for Causal Effects},
author = {Paul R. Rosenbaum and Donald B. Rubin},
year = {1983},
journal = {Biometrika},
doi = {10.1093/biomet/70.1.41},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/70.1.41}
}