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Synthetic Control With One Outcome and Many Outcomes

I recently presented a paper using the synthetic control method to understand the impact of a California policy. I received a lot of great feedback–even if the feedback made…

Synthetic Control Placebo Inference in Synthdid

The synthdid package put out by David Hirshberg is my go-to when it comes to running all things synthetic control. I find it very helpful for both synthetic controls (SC)…

The Newhouse Model of Nonprofit Hospitals

This post will discuss the theory and contributions of Newhouse’s 1970 model of nonprofit hospitals which can be found here I started reading up on this model after looking…

Series

Longer sequences of notes and replications live here when a single post is not enough room.

BLP HH EHBI Replication Series

Posts on replicating household demand for employer-based health insurance and related premium subsidy questions.

Tracking TC Ownership Series

A running set of posts on ownership structure, payment acceptance, and service mix in US substance use treatment centers.