The Estimation of Causal Effects by Difference-in-Difference Methods
Journal
Foundations and Trends in Econometrics
ISSN
1551-3076
ISSN-Digital
1551-3084
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2011-11-15
Author(s)
Abstract
The Estimation of Causal Effects by Difference-in-Difference Methods presents a brief overview of the literature on the difference-in-difference estimation strategy and discusses major issues mainly using a treatment effect perspective that allows more general considerations than the classical regression formulation that still dominates the applied work.
Language
English
Keywords
C21 Single equaltion models
Treatment-effect models
C23 Models with Panel data
Longitudinal Data
C31 Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models
Treatment-effect models
C34
Causal inference
Causal inference
Counterfactual analysis
Before-after-treatment-control design
Control group design with pretest and posttest
Econometrics
Labor Economics
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
now publishers inc.
Publisher place
Boston
Volume
4
Number
3
Start page
165
End page
224
Pages
60
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
223159