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Propensity Score Matching: A Note of Caution for Evaluators of Social Programs

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  • Deborah N. Peikes
  • Lorenzo Moreno
  • Sean Michael Orzol

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Over the past 25 years, evaluators of social programs have searched for nonexperimental methods that can substitute effectively for experimental ones.

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  • Deborah N. Peikes & Lorenzo Moreno & Sean Michael Orzol, "undated". "Propensity Score Matching: A Note of Caution for Evaluators of Social Programs," Mathematica Policy Research Reports dd0866e4646a4e0ea77079d5b, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Deborah Peikes & Erin Fries Taylor & Stacy Dale & Ann O'Malley & Arkadipta Ghosh & Grace Anglin & Kaylyn Swankoski & Aparajita Zutshi & Lara Converse & Randall Brown, "undated". "Evaluation of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative: Second Annual Report," Mathematica Policy Research Reports ba9f7ec1dc504e4abe15302c2, Mathematica Policy Research.
    2. Zafar E. Nazarov, 2016. "Can Benefits and Work Incentives Counseling be a Path to Future Economic Self-Sufficiency for Individuals with Disabilities?," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 37(2), pages 211-234, June.
    3. Elert, Niklas & Andersson, Fredrik W. & Wennberg, Karl, 2015. "The impact of entrepreneurship education in high school on long-term entrepreneurial performance," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 209-223.
    4. Mohebalian, Phillip M. & Aguilar, Francisco X., 2016. "Additionality and design of forest conservation programs: Insights from Ecuador's Socio Bosque Program," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 103-114.
    5. Heinrich, Carolyn J. & Mueser, Peter R. & Troske, Kenneth & Jeon, Kyung-Seong & Kahvecioglu, Daver C., 2009. "New Estimates of Public Employment and Training Program Net Impacts: A Nonexperimental Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Program," IZA Discussion Papers 4569, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    6. McLaughlin, Joanne Song, 2017. "Does Communist party membership pay? Estimating the economic returns to party membership in the labor market in China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 45(4), pages 963-983.
    7. Deborah Peikes & Grace Anglin & Erin Fries Taylor & Stacy Dale & Ann O'Malley & Arkadipta Ghosh & Kaylyn Swankoski & Lara Converse & Rosalind Keith & Mariel Finucane & Jesse Crosson & Anne Mutti & Tho, "undated". "Evaluation of the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative: Third Annual Report," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 70714de1cb3d4620a5957f68d, Mathematica Policy Research.
    8. Fortson, Kenneth & Gleason, Philip & Kopa, Emma & Verbitsky-Savitz, Natalya, 2015. "Horseshoes, hand grenades, and treatment effects? Reassessing whether nonexperimental estimators are biased," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 100-113.

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