Synth: An R Package for Synthetic Control Methods in Comparative Case Studies
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The R package Synth implements synthetic control methods for comparative case studies designed to estimate the causal effects of policy interventions and other events of interest (Abadie and Gardeazabal 2003; Abadie, Diamond, and Hainmueller 2010). These techniques are particularly well-suited to investigate events occurring at an aggregate level (i.e., countries, cities, regions, etc.) and affecting a relatively small number of units. Benefits and features of the Synth package are illustrated using data from Abadie and Gardeazabal (2003), which examined the economic impact of the terrorist conflict in the Basque Country.
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The synth_runner Package: Utilities to Automate Synthetic Control Estimation Using synthContact Author: [email protected]. We thank the Inter-American Development Bank for financial support
The Synthetic Control Methodology (Abadie and Gardeazabal, 2003; Abadie et al., 2010) allows for a data-driven approach to small-sample comparative studies. synth_runner automates the process of running multiple synthetic control estimations using synth. It conducts placebo estimates in-space (estimations for the same treatment period but on all the control units). Inference (p-values) is provi...
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