handle_mahalanobis_calculations

handle_mahalanobis_calculations
Returns a matched.set object with weights for control units, along with some other metadata

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Implements a set of methodological tools
that enable researchers to apply matching methods to
time-series cross-sectional data. Imai, Kim, and Wang
(2023) <http://web.mit.edu/insong/www/pdf/tscs.pdf>
proposes a nonparametric generalization of the
difference-in-differences estimator, which does not rely
on the linearity assumption as often done in
practice. Researchers first select a method of matching
each treated observation for a given unit in a
particular time period with control observations from
other units in the same time period that have a similar
treatment and covariate history. These methods include
standard matching methods based on propensity score and
Mahalanobis distance, as well as weighting methods. Once
matching and refinement is done,
treatment effects can be estimated with
standard errors. The package also offers diagnostics for researchers to assess the quality
of their results.

In Kim

PanelMatch

Matching Methods for Causal Inference with Time-Series
Cross-Sectional Data

In Song Kim

Adam Rauh

Erik Wang

Kosuke Imai

handle_mahalanobis_calculations function

<dl><dt>mahal.nested.list</dt>
<dd>Output from build_maha_mats function</dd>
<dt>msets</dt>
<dd>matched.set object -- list containing the treated observations and matched controls</dd>
<dt>max.size</dt>
<dd>maximum number of control units that will receive non-zero weights within a matched set</dd>
<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>Logical. See PanelMatch() documentation</dd>
<dt>use.diagonal.covmat</dt>
<dd>Logical. See PanelMatch() documentation</dd></dl>

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handle_mahalanobis_calculations
Returns a matched.set object with weights for control units, along with some other metadata — handle_mahalanobis_calculations

<dl>

<dt>mahal.nested.list</dt>
<dd>Output from build_maha_mats function</dd>


<dt>msets</dt>
<dd>matched.set object -- list containing the treated observations and matched controls</dd>


<dt>max.size</dt>
<dd>maximum number of control units that will receive non-zero weights within a matched set</dd>


<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>Logical. See PanelMatch() documentation</dd>


<dt>use.diagonal.covmat</dt>
<dd>Logical. See PanelMatch() documentation</dd>

</dl>

handle_mahalanobis_calculations: handle_mahalanobis_calculations Returns a matched.set object with weights for control units, along with some other metadata

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