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stat.ME2022
Bayesian and Frequentist Inference for Synthetic Controls
Ignacio Martinez, Jaume Vives-i-Bastida
The synthetic control method has become a widely popular tool to estimate causal effects with observational data. Despite this, inference for synthetic control methods remains chal…
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Synthetic Controls in Action
Alberto Abadie, Jaume Vives-i-Bastida
In this article we propose a set of simple principles to guide empirical practice in synthetic control studies. The proposed principles follow from formal properties of synthetic c…
stat.ME2022★ 4 cited
Predictor Selection for Synthetic Controls
Jaume Vives-i-Bastida
Synthetic control methods often rely on matching pre-treatment characteristics (called predictors) of the treated unit. The choice of predictors and how they are weighted plays a k…