A Computational Approach to Identification of Treatment Effects for Policy Evaluation︎︎︎
with Shenshen Yang
arxiv︎︎︎ matlab codes︎︎︎
2024,
Journal of Econometrics
Vol. 240, 105680
We propose a computational framework to calculate sharp nonparametric bounds (using binary IV that satisfies full independence) on various policy-relevant treatment parameters that are defined as weighted averages of the MTE.
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Optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes and Partial Welfare Ordering︎︎︎
supplement︎︎︎ matlab codes & data︎︎︎ working paper︎︎︎ slides︎︎︎
2023,
Journal of American Statistical Association
Vol. 00, pp. 1-11
*Editor’s Choice 2023
We partially identify the optimal dynamic regime from observational data, relaxing sequential randomization but instead using IVs. As a first step, we establish the sharp partial ordering of welfares, which summarizes the signs of dynamic treatment effects.
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2023,
Journal of Econometrics,
Vol. 234, pp. 732-757
Treatments are determined by strategic interaction, which poses interesting identification problems.
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