Matching as nonparametric preprocessing for reducing model dependence in parametric causal inference

Political Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-236

  Ho, Daniel E ^a   Imai, Kosuke ^b   King, Gary ^c   Stuart, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 34249885738     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpl013     Document Type: Article

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