Estimation of heterogeneous treatment effects from randomized experiments, with application to the optimal planning of the get-out-the-vote campaign

Political Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Imai, Kosuke ^a   Strauss, Aaron ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Mellman Group   (United States)

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EID: 78651447840     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpq035     Document Type: Article

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