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Causal inference under selection on observables in operations management research: Matching methods and synthetic controls

The majority of recent empirical papers in operations management (OM) employ observational data to investigate the causal effects of a treatment, such as program or policy adoption. However, as ...
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Sociology 505: Causal Inference in the Social Sciences

Although it is the goal of most statistical investigation, causal inference has traditionally been ignored by statistical theory. Fortunately, there is now intense activity in a number of fields, ...
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Causal Inference in Oncology Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Observational Data: Are Instrumental Variables Underutilized?

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Lu et al 5 conducted a systematic review on the use of instrumental variable (IV) methods in oncology comparative effectiveness research. The main ...
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Does Marriage Boost Men's Wages?: Identification of Treatment Effects in Fixed Effects Regression Models for Panel Data

Social scientists have generated a large and inconclusive literature on the effect(s) of marriage on men's wages. Researchers have hypothesized that the wage premium enjoyed by married men may reflect ...
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Causal inference under selection on observables in operations management research: Matching methods and synthetic controls

Yılmaz, Övünç; Son, Yoonseock; Shang, Guangzhi; Arslan, Hayri A. Causal inference under selection on observables in operations management research: Matching methods and synthetic controls. Journal of ...