Oaxaca-Blinder as a Reweighting Estimator
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Abstract
The classic regression based estimator of counterfactual means studied by Ronald Oaxaca (1973) and Alan Blinder (1973) is shown to constitute a propensity score reweighting estimator based upon a linear model for the conditional odds of being treated.Citation
Kline, Patrick. 2011. "Oaxaca-Blinder as a Reweighting Estimator." American Economic Review, 101 (3): 532-37. DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.3.532Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- C21 Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions