Matching methods in practice: Three examples

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 373-419

  Imbens, Guido W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; METHODOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84929660974     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.50.2.373     Document Type: Article

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