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Matching Methods in Practice: Three Examples

Guido W. Imbens
Journal of Human Resources, March 2015, 50 (2) 373-419; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.2.373
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vol. 50 no. 2 373-419
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.50.2.373
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received March 1, 2013
  • Accepted March 1, 2014
  • Published online April 28, 2015.
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