Sharp bounds on causal effects under sample selection
Journal
Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics
ISSN
0305-9049
ISSN-Digital
1468-0084
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Mellace, Giovanni
Abstract
In many empirical problems, the evaluation of treatment effects is complicated by sample selection so that the outcome is only observed for a non-random subpopulation. In the absence of instruments and/or tight parametric assumptions, treatment effects are not point identified, but can be bounded under mild restrictions. Previous work on partial identification has primarily focused on the "always observed'' (whose outcomes are observed irrespective of the treatment). This paper complements those studies by considering further populations, namely the "compliers'' (whose outcomes are observed if they are treated) and the observed population. We derive sharp bounds under various assumptions (monotonicity and stochastic dominance) and provide an empirical application to a school voucher experiment.
Language
English
Keywords
causal inference
principal stratification
nonparametric bounds
sample selection.
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford UK
Volume
2014
Number
forthcoming
Start page
1
End page
23
Pages
23
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
70307
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