A Note on the Relation of Weighting and Matching Estimators

Michael Lechner

University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2007 from Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen

Abstract: This paper compares the inverse-probability-of-selection-weighting estimation principle with the matching principle and derives conditions for weighting and matching to identify the same and the true distribution, respectively. This comparison improves the understanding of the relation of these estimation principles and allows constructing new estimators.

Keywords: Matching; inverse-of-selection-probability weighting; treatment evaluation; unconfoundedness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C14 C21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2007-09
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