Search for dissertations about: "propensity score matching"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the words propensity score matching.

  2. 1. Covariate selection and propensity score specification in causal inference

    Author : Ingeborg Waernbaum; Xavier de Luna; Elena Stanghellini; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Covariate selection; graphical models; matching; observational studies; treatment effects; unconfoundedness; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis makes contributions to the statistical research field of causal inference in observational studies. The results obtained are directly applicable in many scientific fields where effects of treatments are investigated and yet controlled experiments are difficult or impossible to implement. READ MORE

  4. 2. Some Aspects of Propensity Score-based Estimators for Causal Inference

    Author : Ronnie Pingel; Johan Lyhagen; Theis Lange; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; correlation; treatment effect; inverse probability weighting; local linear estimator; matching; multicollinearity; observational study.; Statistics; Statistik;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers that are related to commonly used propensity score-based estimators for average causal effects.The first paper starts with the observation that researchers often have access to data containing lots of covariates that are correlated. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Foreclosures and Housing Debt

    Author : Herman Donner; Mats Wilhelmsson; Han-Suck Song; Arno van der Vlist; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Real Estate Economics; Housing; Foreclosure; Mortgage; Hedonic Modeling; Propensity-Score Matching; Informational Asymmetries; Matching Theory; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in the field of real estate economics, and specifically, the market for single-family homes. The first three essays examine sales of foreclosed properties, while essay four is on the conversion process of rental apartments to owner-occupied units in the co-operative form. READ MORE

  6. 4. Migration and Regional Sorting of Skills

    Author : Sofia Tano; Thomas Aronsson; Olle Westerlund; Folmer Henk; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration; early markers; human capital; income; interregional migration; individual ability; location choice; marital matching; propensity score matching; regional clustering; skills; university graduates;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory part and four papers.Paper [I] estimates jointly the choice of whether to enroll in education and the choice of location among young people. READ MORE

  7. 5. Insurances against job loss and disability : Private and public interventions and their effects on job search and labor supply

    Author : Josefine Andersson; Anders Forslund; Stefan Eriksson; Michael Rosholm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employment Security Agreements; job search assistance; job loss; notification; lump-sum severance grant; liquidity effect; disability insurance; financial incentives; continuous deduction; regression discontinuity design; propensity score matching; nearest neighbor matching; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay I: Employment Security Agreements, which are elements of Swedish collective agreements, offer a unique opportunity to study very early job search counselling of displaced workers. These agreements provide individual job search assistance to workers who are dismissed due to redundancy, often as early as during the period of notice. READ MORE