Alberto Abadie, Jaume Vives-i-Bastida
arXiv 11 Mar 2022 · Statistics — Methodology · 24 citations (OpenAlex)
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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 control estimators, and pertain to the nature, implications, and prevention of over-fitting biases within a synthetic control framework, to the interpretability of the results, and to the availability of validation exercises. We discuss and visually demonstrate the relevance of the proposed principles under a variety of data configurations.
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| 4 | Ferman, B (2021) On the properties of the synthetic control estimator with many periods and many controls | 0.585 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
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