articleThe Stata Journal Promoting communications on statistics and StataDec 1, 2002BRONZE OA

Estimation of Average Treatment Effects Based on Propensity Scores

SOSascha O. BeckerAIAndrea Ichino

Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

In this paper, we give a short overview of some propensity score matching estimators suggested in the evaluation literature, and we provide a set of Stata programs, which we illustrate using the National Supported Work (NSW) demonstration widely known in labor economics.

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  • Propensity score matching
  • Estimator
  • Matching (statistics)
  • Estimation
  • Average treatment effect
  • Econometrics
  • Set (abstract data type)
  • Statistics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Decent work and economic growth
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