Propensity Score-based Spline Approach for Average Causal Effects
| 主讲人 |
童行伟 |
简介 |
<p>When estimating the average causal effect in observational studies, researchers have to tackle both self-selection of treatment and outcome modeling. This is difficult since usually there are a large number of covariates that affect people's treatment decision and the true functional form in the model is not known. Propensity score is a popular approach for dimension reduction in causal inference. We propose a new semiparametric estimation strategy using B-spline based on the propensity score, which does not rely on parametric model specification. We further improve the efficiency of the estimator by addressing the error heteroscedasticity. We also establish the asymptotic properties of both estimators. The simulation studies show that our methods compare favorably with many competing estimators. Our methods are advantageous over weighting estimators as it is not affected by extreme weights. We apply the proposed methods to data from the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS) 2012, estimating the effect of having health insurance on self-reported health status for a population with subsidized insurance plan choices under the Affordable Care Act.</p> |
| 时间 |
2018-12-18(Tuesday)16:40-18:00 |
地点 |
D236 |
| 讲座语言 |
中文 |
主办单位 |
统计系 |
| 承办单位 |
统计系 |
类型 |
系列讲座 |
| 联系人信息 |
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主持人 |
钟威 |
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| 主讲人简介 |
<p><xformflag flagtype="xform_textarea" flagid="fd_360a4f3b37da04"></xformflag>童行伟 北京师范大学统计学院数理统计系系 教授<br />
教育经历：<br />
1989-1993 本科 吉林大学<br />
1993-1996 硕士 北京大学<br />
2000-2003 博士 北京大学<br />
2005-2006 博士后 密苏里大学，哥伦比亚<br />
研究领域：<br />
生物统计学、金融统计学、因果推理、稳健统计学</p> |
期数 |
高级经济学与统计学系列讲座2018秋季学期第七讲（总第111讲） |
