Propensity Score-Matching Methods for Nonexperimental Causal Studies

The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects

1983 • 26,882 citations

Journal of economic literature

1996 • 10,163 citations

Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme

1997 • 5,251 citations

Statistics and Causal Inference

1986 • 4,803 citations

Constructing a Control Group Using Multivariate Matched Sampling Methods That Incorporate the Propensity Score

1985 • 4,508 citations

Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator

1998 • 3,714 citations

Does matching overcome LaLonde's critique of nonexperimental estimators?

2004 • 3,019 citations

Causal Effects in Nonexperimental Studies: Reevaluating the Evaluation of Training Programs

1999 • 2,378 citations

Characterizing Selection Bias Using Experimental Data

1998 • 2,356 citations

Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data

1986 • 1,814 citations

Estimating the Effect of Training Programs on Earnings

1978 • 1,462 citations

Randomization Analysis of Experimental Data: The Fisher Randomization Test Comment

1980 • 1,217 citations

Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions

1985 • 1,184 citations

Assignment to Treatment Group on the Basis of a Covariate

1977 • 1,160 citations

Statistics and Causal Inference

1986 • 1,086 citations

American Economic Review

2009 • 970 citations

Controlling Bias in Observational Studies: A Review

2006 • 958 citations

Using Multivariate Matched Sampling and Regression Adjustment to Control Bias in Observational Studies

1979 • 722 citations

How robust is the evidence on the effects of college quality? Evidence from matching

2004 • 702 citations

Matching to Remove Bias in Observational Studies

1973 • 678 citations

Matching to Remove Bias in Observational Studies

2006 • 634 citations

Statistics and Causal Inference: Comment: Which Ifs Have Causal Answers

1986 • 505 citations

The Bias Due to Incomplete Matching

1985 • 474 citations

Assignment to Treatment Group on the Basis of a Covariate

1977 • 469 citations

Causal Effects in Nonexperimental Studies: Reevaluating the Evaluation of Training Programs

1999 • 458 citations

The Bias Due to Incomplete Matching

2006 • 434 citations

Political Jurisdictions in Heterogeneous Communities

2004 • 398 citations

Endogenous product versus process innovation and a firm’s propensity to export

2009 • 344 citations

The Adequacy of Comparison Group Designs for Evaluations of Employment-Related Programs

1987 • 334 citations

Using Multivariate Matched Sampling and Regression Adjustment to Control Bias in Observational Studies

1979 • 330 citations

Evaluating Government Training Programs for the Economically Disadvantaged

1997 • 320 citations

Causality: Some Statistical Aspects

1992 • 271 citations

Program evaluation as a decision problem

2004 • 209 citations

Sources of selection bias in evaluating social programs: An interpretation of conventional measures and evidence on the effectiveness of matching as a program evaluation method

1996 • 190 citations

Did the Clean Air Act cause the remarkable decline in sulfur dioxide concentrations?

2004 • 188 citations

The Impact of CETA Programs on Earnings: A Review of the Literature

1987 • 184 citations

Characterizing the effect of matching using linear propensity score methods with normal distributions

1992 • 177 citations

Estimating the Effect of Training Programs with Non-Random Selection

1984 • 136 citations

The National Supported Work Demonstration.

1985 • 125 citations

Regression and Selection Models to Improve Nonexperimental Comparisons

1975 • 95 citations

Projecting From Advance Data Using Propensity Modeling: An Application to Income and Tax Statistics

1992 • 70 citations

Caliper pair-matching on a continuous variable in case-control studies

1983 • 28 citations

Matching using semiparametric propensity scores

2012 • 19 citations

Measuring Discrimination in Education: Are Methodologies from Labor and Markets Useful?

2003 • 16 citations

The econometrics of higher education: editor's view

2003 • 15 citations

Projecting from Advance Data Using Propensity Modeling: An Application to Income and Tax Statistics

1992 • 14 citations

A Couples‐Based Approach to the Problem of Workless Families*

2006 • 12 citations