Exploring causal relationship between Major League Baseball games and crime: a synthetic control analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00181-018-1440-9
Abstract: Using the Washington Nationals case, which moved from Montreal, Canada, to Washington, DC in 2005, as a natural experiment, I examine the impact of MLB games on crime in a host city. To address endogeneity… read more here.
Keywords: washington; games crime; synthetic control; crime ... See more keywords
Does democratic transition reduce carbon intensity? Evidence from Indonesia using the synthetic control method
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2165-1
Abstract: Despite growing concern about the low-carbon economic development, little is known about the role of political institutions, democracy, or the absence thereof, in controlling carbon intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP). This paper… read more here.
Keywords: democratic transition; carbon; transition; synthetic control ... See more keywords
Do mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures? - Evidence from Germany using the synthetic control method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.10.002
Abstract: States merge small and medium sized municipalities to achieve economies of scale. Little is known to which extent mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures. I use the synthetic control method to identify the effect… read more here.
Keywords: reduce expenditures; large local; mergers large; local governments ... See more keywords
The causal effects of regional industrial policies on employment: A synthetic control approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2017.08.003
Abstract: Industrial policies affecting entire sectors in regions, provinces, or districts can account for large portions of sub-national government spending. Yet because of the methodological challenges related to the identification of a counterfactual when a single… read more here.
Keywords: industrial policies; causal effects; approach; employment ... See more keywords
Do Fixed Links Affect Settlement Patterns: A Synthetic Control Approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2017.07.002
Abstract: This paper evaluates the extent to which transportation projects affect settlement patterns. We consider fixed link projects because they provide a large and swift change in accessibility. We use the synthetic control method and estimate… read more here.
Keywords: settlement patterns; settlement; affect settlement; fixed links ... See more keywords
Synthetic control of the polar units in poly(thiophene carbazole) porous networks for effective CO2 capture
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DOI: 10.1039/c9nj00688e
Abstract: Herein we present a rational strategy for the design of a porous organic structure based on conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), aiming for the super absorption of CO2. read more here.
Keywords: thiophene carbazole; units poly; poly thiophene; synthetic control ... See more keywords
Estimating the effects of fiscal policy on GDP growth in Romania in 2015-2017 using the synthetic control method
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DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2020.1745559
Abstract: ABSTRACT Using the Synthetic Control Method, we estimate the effect of a large package of expansionary fiscal measures implemented in Romania from 2015 onwards. We find that it had a large and significant effect on… read more here.
Keywords: growth; policy; romania 2015; using synthetic ... See more keywords
Have Paved Trails and Protected Bike Lanes Led to More Bicycling in Atlanta?: A Generalized Synthetic-Control Analysis
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DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001483
Abstract: Background: Bicycling is an important form of physical activity in populations. Research assessing the effect of infrastructure on bicycling with high-resolution smartphone data is emerging in several places, but it remains limited in low-bicycling US… read more here.
Keywords: bike lanes; generalized synthetic; synthetic control; paved trails ... See more keywords
Lifting Statewide Mask Mandates and COVID-19 Cases: A Synthetic Control Study.
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DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001725
Abstract: IMPORTANCE As states reopened their economies state and local officials made decisions on policies and restrictions that had an impact on the evolution of the pandemic and the health of the citizens. Some states made… read more here.
Keywords: synthetic control; control; mask; state ... See more keywords
How local partnerships to improve urgent and emergency care have impacted delayed transfers of care from hospitals in England: an analysis based on a synthetic control estimation method
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054568
Abstract: Objectives Patients should be discharged from hospital when they are medically fit. However, discharges are often delayed for non-medical reasons including access to social care. One aim of local health and social care partnerships to… read more here.
Keywords: uec vanguards; control estimation; synthetic control; emergency care ... See more keywords
Compared with what? Estimating the effects of injury prevention policies using the synthetic control method
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DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042360
Abstract: Introduction This paper discusses the application of the synthetic control method to injury-related interventions using aggregate data from public information systems. The method selects and determines the optimal control unit in the data by minimising… read more here.
Keywords: injury prevention; control; 5th percentile; synthetic control ... See more keywords