Building Bridges between Structural and Program Evaluation Approaches to Evaluating Policy
James J. Heckman
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| Article Citation |
Heckman, James J.. 2010. "Building Bridges between Structural and Program Evaluation Approaches to Evaluating Policy." Journal of Economic Literature, 48(2): 356–98.
DOI:10.1257/jel.48.2.356
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| Abstract |
This paper compares the structural approach to economic policy analysis with the program evaluation approach. It offers a third way to do policy analysis that combines the best features of both approaches. I illustrate the value of this alternative approach by making the implicit economics of LATE explicit, thereby extending the interpretability
and range of policy questions that LATE can answer. (JEL C21, E61)
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| Authors |
Heckman, James J. (U Chicago and U College Dublin)
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C21: Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
E61: Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
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