Causal inferences: Identical twins help and clarity about necessary assumptions is critical

Vikesh Amin; Jere R. Behrman; Hans Peter Kohler; Yanyan Xiong; Junsen Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.012

Causal inferences: Identical twins help and clarity about necessary assumptions is critical

Vikesh Amin, Jere R. Behrman, Hans Peter Kohler, Yanyan Xiong, Junsen Zhang

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	201-202
Number of pages	2
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.012
State	Published - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

Causal inference
Health
Schooling
Twins fixed-effects

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