spec.pred.func: Special Predictor Function for Dataprep

In Synth: Synthetic Control Group Method for Comparative Case Studies

Special Predictor Function for Dataprep

Description

This function is called by dataprep to handle special predictors in the process of setting up the dataset to be loaded into synth. It should not be called manually by the normal user.

Usage

spec.pred.func(list.object = NULL,
          tr.numb = NULL,
          co.numb = NULL,
          unit.var = NULL,
          time.var = NULL,
          foo.object = NULL,
          X0.inner = NULL,
          X1.inner = NULL)

Arguments

list.object	NA
tr.numb	NA
co.numb	NA
unit.var	NA
time.var	NA
foo.object	NA
X0.inner	NA
X1.inner	NA

Details

NA

Value

NA

Author(s)

Jens Hainmueller and Alexis Diamond

References

Abadie, A., Diamond, A., Hainmueller, J. (2014). Comparative Politics and the Synthetic Control Method. American Journal of Political Science Forthcoming 2014.

Synthetic : An R Package for Synthetic Control Methods in Comparative Case Studies. Journal of Statistical Software 42 (13) 1–17.

Abadie, A., Diamond, A., Hainmueller, J. (2011). Synth: An R Package for Synthetic Control Methods in Comparative Case Studies. Journal of Statistical Software 42 (13) 1–17.

Abadie A, Diamond A, Hainmueller J (2010). Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California's Tobacco Control Program. Journal of the American Statistical Association 105 (490) 493–505.

Abadie, A. and Gardeazabal, J. (2003) Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country American Economic Review 93 (1) 113–132.

See Also

synth, dataprep, gaps.plot, path.plot, synth.tab

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