Research ArticleSymposium on Empirical Methods

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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