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1Implementing Propensity Score Matching Estimatorswith STATABarbara SianesiUniversity College LondonandInstitute for Fiscal StudiesE-mail: forUK Stata Users Group, VII MeetingLondon, May 2001 2BACKGROUND: THE EVALUATION PROBLEMPOTENTIAL-OUTCOME APPROACHEvaluating the causal effect of some treatment on some outcome Yexperienced by units in the population of the outcome of unit i if i were exposed to the treatmentY0i the outcome of unit i if i were not exposed to the treatmentDi {0, 1} indicator of the treatment actually received by unit iYi = Y0i + Di (Y1i Y0i)

Implementing Propensity Score Matching Estimators with STATA Barbara Sianesi University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies ... Evaluating the causal effect of some treatment on some outcome Y experienced by units in the population of interest. Y1i →the outcome of unit i if i were exposed to the treatment Y0i →the outcome of ...

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