Estimating average treatment effects: Supplementary analyses and remaining challenges

American Economic Review

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 278-281

  Athey, Susan ^a   Imbens, Guido ^a   Pham, Thai ^a   Wager, Stefan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85019059169     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20171042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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