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Opiates for the Matches : Matching Methods for Causal Inference
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sekhon, Jasjeet S. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | In recent years there has been a burst of innovative work on methods for estimating causal effects using observational data. Much of this work has extended and brought a renewed focus on old approaches such as matching, which is the focus of this review. The new developments highlight an old tension in the social sciences: a focus on research design versus a focus on quantitative models. This realization along with the renewed interest in field experiments has marked the return of foundational questions as opposed to a fascination with the latest estimator. I use studies of get-out-the-vote interventions to exemplify this development. Without an experiment, natural experiment, a discontinuity, or some other strong design, no amount of econometric or statistical modeling can make the move from correlation to causation persuasive. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://sekhon.berkeley.edu/papers/opiates.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://sekhon.berkeley.edu/papers/opiates.orig.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Causal filter Causal inference Causality Cholera Estimated Exemplification Experiment Extended boot record Fascination Linear function Logistic regression Matching (graph theory) Natural History Note (document) Percent (qualifier value) Propensity score matching Pseudanabaena tremula Reflections of signals on conducting lines Rigor - Temperature-associated observation Rubin causal model Science Social Sciences Statistical model Sudarsky's gas giant classification Tension mixture |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
