Computing Synthetic Controls Using Bilevel Optimization
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Causal effects; Comparative case studies; Policy impact assessment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C54 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Quantitative Policy Modeling
- C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CMP-2021-01-18 (Computational Economics)
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