Combining information from Heckman and matching estimators: testing and controlling for hidden bias
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matching; Rosenbaum bounds; Heckit; unobserved bias; women's part-time pay penalty;All these keywords.
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- C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
- J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
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