On the Implications of Essential Heterogeneity for Estimating Causal Impacts Using Social Experiments
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- Ravallion, Martin, 2011. "On the implications of essential heterogeneity for estimating causal impacts using social experiments," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5804, The World Bank.
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essential heterogeneity; experiments; instrumental variables; randomization; selective compliance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
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