nsw_dw: NSW dataset

nsw_dwR Documentation

NSW dataset

Description

Data used in the Dehejia and Wahba (2002) analysis of the NSW training program.

Usage

nsw_dw

Format

A data frame with 2675 rows and 16 variables:

data_id

= "Dehejia-Wahba Sample"

treat

= 1 for treatment

age

age in years

educ

years of schooling

black

= 1 if black

hisp

= 1 if hispanic

marr

= 1 if married

nodegree

= 1 if high school

re74

earnings in 1974

re75

earnings in 1975

re78

earnings in 1978

age2
educ2
re742
re752
blacku74

Source

http://www.uh.edu/~adkugler/Dehejia&Wahba.pdf

References

Rajeev H. Dehejia and Sadek Wahba. "Propensity Score-Matching Methods for Nonexperimental Causal Studies." Review of Economics and Statistics 84.1 (2002): 151-161.

LaLonde, Robert J. "Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data." American Economic Review 76.4 (1986): 604-620.

See Also

cps_controls, lalonde_1986, psid_controls


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