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Selection On Observables

Selection On Observables is a methodological assumption in causal inference that asserts selection into treatment or sample membership depends only on observed covariates, thereby allowing for consistent estimation of causal effects through conditioning on these observed variables.

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9.7K

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353

Authors

62

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2017–2026

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Variants

Selection On Observables Assumption

Parents

Publications

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Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Evidence

Emily Oster · Journal of Business and Economic Statistics · 2016 · 5K citations · Full text

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Selection on Observed and Unobserved Variables: Assessing the Effectiveness of Catholic Schools

Joseph G. Altonji, Todd E. Elder, Christopher Taber · Journal of Political Economy · 2005 · 3.7K citations

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The causal interpretation of estimated associations in regression models

Luke Keele, Randolph T. Stevenson, Felix Elwert · Political Science Research and Methods · 2019 · 223 citations

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Using Selection on Observed Variables to Assess Bias from Unobservables when Evaluating Swan-Ganz Catheterization

Joseph G. Altonji, Todd E. Elder, Christopher Taber · American Economic Review · 2008 · 137 citations

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Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Validation

Emily Oster · National Bureau of Economic Research · 2013 · 125 citations · Full text

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Authors

353

  1. EO
    Emily Oster

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. JG
    Joseph G. Altonji

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 3.9K citations

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  3. TE
    Todd E. Elder

    Michigan State University, United States

    3 publications · 3.9K citations

    3

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  4. CT
    Christopher Taber

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 3.9K citations

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  5. TK
    T. Kobayashi

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

62

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    3.9K citations

  2. University of St.Gallen

    Saint Gallen, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    335 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    360 citations

  7. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    1 h-index

    16 publications

    336 citations

  8. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    1 h-index

    9 publications

    189 citations

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Venues

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Repository · 3 publications · 174 citations

    3

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  2. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  3. Econometrica

    1 publications · 46 citations

    1

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  4. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 1 publications · 3.7K citations

    1

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  5. Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

    Repository · 1 publications · 11 citations

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