Which covariates should be controlled in propensity score matching? Evidence from a simulation study

Statistica Neerlandica

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-180

  Cuong, Nguyen Viet ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Covariate selection; Impact evaluation; Monte Carlo; Propensity score matching; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876830362     PISSN: 00390402     EISSN: 14679574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/stan.12000     Document Type: Article

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