Double/debiased machine learning for treatment and structural parameters

Victor Chernozhukov; Denis Chetverikov; Mert Demirer; Esther Duflo; Christian Hansen; Whitney Newey; James Robins

doi:10.1111/ectj.12097

journal article Jan 16, 2018

Double/debiased machine learning for treatment and structural parameters

Victor Chernozhukov Denis Chetverikov Mert Demirer Esther Duflo Christian Hansen Whitney Newey James Robins

The Econometrics Journal Vol. 21 No. 1 pp. C1-C68 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Published: Jan 16, 2018
Vol/Issue: 21(1)
Pages: C1-C68
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Authors

V

Victor Chernozhukov

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

D

Denis Chetverikov

University of California Los Angeles, 315 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

M

Mert Demirer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

E

Esther Duflo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

C

Christian Hansen

University of Chicago, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA

W

Whitney Newey

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

J

James Robins

Harvard University, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Funding

National Science Foundation

Cite This Article

Victor Chernozhukov, Denis Chetverikov, Mert Demirer, et al. (2018). Double/debiased machine learning for treatment and structural parameters. The Econometrics Journal, 21(1), C1-C68. https://doi.org/10.1111/ectj.12097

Double/debiased machine learning for treatment and structural parameters

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