Estimating Impact of a Continuous Program under a Conditional Independence Assumption

Traditional literature on impact evaluation often deals with binary programs. In reality, a program can provide different amounts of treatment for people, and it is regarded as a continuous variable. This paper discusses impact evaluation of a continuous program using matching methods and illustrates how to estimate impact of foreign remittances on per capita expenditure in Vietnam.

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Year of publication:	2008-01-01
Authors:	Nguyen Viet, Cuong
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Treatment effect \| program impact \| continuous program \| matching \| conditional independence

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	C15 - Statistical Simulation Methods; Monte Carlo Methods ; C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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