Natural experiments in the social sciences : a design-based approach
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press ,
c2012
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| Series: | Strategies for social inquiry
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Why natural experiments?
- 2. Standard natural experiments
- 3. Regression-discontinuity designs
- 4. Instrumental-variables designs
- 5. Simplicity and transparency: keys to quantitative analysis
- 6. sampling processes and standard errors
- 7. The central role of qualitative evidence
- 8. How plausible is as-if random?
- 9. How credible is the model?
- 10. How relevant is the intervention?
- 11. Building strong designs through multi-method research