Econometric Methods for Program Evaluation
概述了项目评估的计量经济学主要方法框架,梳理了该领域的发展方向、最新进展,并指出了未来研究可能富有成效的具体领域。
Program evaluation methods are widely applied in economics to assess the effects of policy interventions and other treatments of interest. In this article, we describe the main methodological frameworks of the econometrics of program evaluation. In the process, we delineate some of the directions along which this literature is expanding, discuss recent developments, and highlight specific areas where new research may be particularly fruitful.