Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method

Alberto Abadie; Alexis Diamond; Jens Hainmueller

doi:10.1111/ajps.12116

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Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method

Alberto Abadie Alexis Diamond Jens Hainmueller

American Journal of Political Science Vol. 59 No. 2 pp. 495-510 · JSTOR

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Published: Apr 23, 2014
Vol/Issue: 59(2)
Pages: 495-510
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Authors

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Alberto Abadie

Harvard University and NBER

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Alexis Diamond

International Finance Corporation

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Jens Hainmueller

Stanford University

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Alberto Abadie, Alexis Diamond, Jens Hainmueller (2014). Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method. American Journal of Political Science, 59(2), 495-510. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12116

Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method

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