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

Deborah N. Peikes, Lorenzo Moreno and Sean Michael Orzol

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

Keywords: Case study; Evaluation design; Nonexperimental methods; PSM; Randomized design; Social Security Disability Insurance; Supplemental Security Income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
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