On the failure of the bootstrap for matching estimators /

"Matching estimators are widely used for the evaluation of programs or treatments. Often researchers use bootstrapping methods for inference. However, no formal justification for the use of the bootstrap has been provided. Here we show that the bootstrap is in general not valid, even in the sim...

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Main Author: Abadie, Alberto
Corporate Author: National Bureau of Economic Research
Other Authors: Imbens, Guido
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2006
Series:NBER technical working paper series ; no. 325
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Call Number: H11.N27533 no.325