A graphical approximation to generalization: Definitions and diagrams

The fundamental problem of external validity is not to generalize from one experiment, so much as to experimentally test generalizable theories. That is, theories that explain the systematic variation of causal effects across contexts. Here we show how th

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Garcia, Fernando Martel ; Wantchekon, Leonard
Institutions:	World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU/WIDER), United Nations University
Subject:	generalized causal inference \| external validity \| causal diagrams \| policy experiments \| non-parametric methods \| econometric methodology

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Series:	Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number UNU-WIDER Research Paper WP2013/082 1 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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