Nonparametric IV estimation of local average treatment effects with covariates

Markus Froelich ()
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Markus Frölich ()

University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2002 from Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen

Abstract: In this paper nonparametric instrumental variable estimation of local average treatment effects (LATE) is extended to incorporate confounding covariates. Estimation of local average treatment effects is appealing since their identification relies on much weaker assumptions than the identification of average treatment effects in other nonparametric instrumental variable models. Including covariates in the estimation of LATE is necessary when the instrumental variable itself is endogenous (e.g. when the instrument is self-selected). However, all previous approaches to handle covariates in the estimation of LATE rely on parametric or semiparametric methods. In this paper, a nonparametric estimator for the estimation of LATE with covariates is suggested that is root-n asymptotically normal and efficient.

Keywords: Instrumental variables; LATE; evaluation; treatment effect; matching; unobserved heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2002-09
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Journal Article: Nonparametric IV estimation of local average treatment effects with covariates (2007)
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