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Synth (version 0.1-5)

Synthetic Control Group Method for Comparative Case Studies

Description

Implements the synthetic control group method for comparative case studies developed in Abadie and Gardeazabal (2003) and Abadie, Diamond, Hainmueller (2007).

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install.packages('Synth')

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Version

0.1-5

License

GPL version 3 or newer

Maintainer

Jens Hainmueller

Last Published

June 2nd, 2023

Functions in Synth (0.1-5)

synth

Constructs synthetic control units for comparative case studies

fn.V

Loss Function for nested optimization of W and V weights

basque

Panel Data from Spanish Regions to demonstrate the use of the Synthetic Control Method

synth.tab

Creates Tables that Summarize Results of Synthetic Control Group Method

synth.data

Panel Data to demonstrate the use of the Synthetic Control Method

dataprep

Constructs a list of matrices from panel dataset to be loaded into synth()

gaps.plot

Plots Gap in Outcome Trajectories between the Treated its Synthetic Control Unit

path.plot

Plots Outcome Trajectories for Treated Unit and its Synthetic Control Unit

spec.pred.func

Special Predictor Function for Dataprep