Econometría de evaluación de impacto

In recent years the program evaluation methods have become very popular in applied microeconomics. However, the variety of these methods responds to specific problems, which are normally determined by the data available and the impact the researcher tries to measure. This paper summarizes the main m...

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Autor Principal: García Núñez, Luis
Formato: Artículo
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Economía 2012
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/economia/article/view/2676/2620
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Sumario: In recent years the program evaluation methods have become very popular in applied microeconomics. However, the variety of these methods responds to specific problems, which are normally determined by the data available and the impact the researcher tries to measure. This paper summarizes the main methods in the current literature, emphasizing the assumptions under which the average treatment effect and the average treatment effect on the treated are identified. Additionally, after each section I briefly present some applications of these methods. This document is a didactic presentation for advanced students in economics and applied researchers who wish to learn the basics of these techniques