Synth (version 0.1-2)

spec.pred.func: Special Predictor Function for Dataprep

Description

This function is called by dataprep to handle special predictors in the process of setting up the dataset to be loaded into synth. It should not be called manually by the normal user.

Usage

spec.pred.func(list.object = NULL,
          tr.numb = treatment.identifier,
          co.numb = controls.identifier,
          unit.var = unit.variable,
          time.var = time.variable,
          foo.object = foo,
          X0.inner = X0,
          X1.inner = X1)

Arguments

list.object

NA

tr.numb

NA

co.numb

NA

unit.var

NA

time.var

NA

foo.object

NA

X0.inner

NA

X1.inner

NA

Value

• NA

Details

NA

References

Abadie, A. and Gardeazabal, J. (2003) Economic Costs of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country American Economic Review 93 (1) 113--132 http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~.aabadie.academic.ksg/ecc.pdf Abadie, A., Diamond, A., Hainmueller, J. (2007) Synthetic Control Methods for Comparative Case Studies: Estimating the Effect of California's Tobacco Control Program NBER Technical Working Paper no 335 http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~jhainm/

See Also

gaps.plot,synth.plot,dataprep,synth.tab

Examples

##---- Should be DIRECTLY executable !! ----
##-- ==>  Define data, use random,
##--	or do  help(data=index)  for the standard data sets.

## The function is currently defined as