Program evaluation and random program starts

Peter Fredriksson ; Per Johansson

This paper discusses the evaluation problem using observational data when the timing of treatment is an outcome of a stochastic process. We show that, without additional assumptions, it is not possible to estimate the average treatment effect and treatment on the treated. It is, however, possible to estimate the effect of treatment on the treated up to a certain time point. We propose an estimator to estimate this effect and show that it is possible to test for an average treatment effect.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Fredriksson, Peter ; Johansson, Per Magnus
Publisher:	Munich : Univ., Center for Economic Studies [u.a.]
Subject:	Projektbewertung \| Project evaluation \| Mikroökonometrie \| Microeconometrics \| Theorie \| Theory \| Matching \| Kausalanalyse \| Causality analysis

Extent:	27 S
Series:	CESifo working papers : the international platform of Ludwig-Maximilians University's Center for Economic Studies and the Ifo Institute. - Munich : CESifo, ISSN 1617-9595, ZDB-ID 2023380-2. - Vol. 844
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturverz. S. 22 - 24 Internetausg.: http://www.cesifo.de/pls/ifo_app/DocLinkCESifoDl?getDoc=cesifo_wp844.pdf
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; C41 - Duration Analysis
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10001731913