Use of instrumental variables for endogenous treatment at the provider level.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.3861
Abstract: Health economists are often interested in the effects of provider-level attributes (e.g., nonprofit status or quality rating) on patient outcomes, but estimation is subject to selection bias due to correlation with other omitted provider-level attributes… read more here.
Keywords: provider level; instrumental variables; level; patient level ... See more keywords