Does matching overcome LaLonde's critique of nonexperimental estimators?

DOI10.1016/j.jeconom.2004.04.011zbMath1334.62225OpenAlexW3125357717MaRDI QIDQ262739

Jeffrey A. Smith, Petra E. Todd

Publication date: 30 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Econometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=economicscibc

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