Learning about treatment effects from experiments with random assignment of treatments

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages

  Manski, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 5644298650     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146144     Document Type: Article

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