Semiparametric bounds on treatment effects

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Chiburis, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary response; Discrete endogenous variable; Linear index; Program evaluation; Selection bias; Threshold crossing model

Indexed keywords

BINARY RESPONSE; DISCRETE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLE; LINEAR INDEX; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELECTION BIAS; THRESHOLD-CROSSING;

EID: 77957977273     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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