How much is minnesota like wisconsin? Assumptions and counterfactuals in causal inference with observational data

Political Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-216

  Keele, Luke ^a   Minozzi, William ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876054659     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mps041     Document Type: Article

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