The difference-in-difference method: Assessing the selection bias in the effects of neighborhood environment on health

This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimation approach to explore the self-selection bias in estimating the effect of neighborhood economic environment on self-assessed health among older adults. The results indicate that there is evidence of downward bias in the conventional estimates of the effect of neighborhood economic disadvantage on self-reported health, representing a lower bound of the true effect.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Grafova, Irina B. ; Freedman, Vicki A. ; Lurie, Nicole ; Kumar, Rizie ; Rogowski, Jeannette
Published in:	Economics & Human Biology. - Elsevier, ISSN 1570-677X. - Vol. 13.2014, C, p. 20-33
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Neighborhhods \| Health \| Self-selection \| Difference-in-difference

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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