Treatment effect heterogeneity in theory and practice

Economic Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 494, 2004, Pages

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; MARRIAGE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842629877     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0133.2003.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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