10 Synthetic control

10.1 Introduction

Nov 7 Slides.

10.2 Lab

Nov 8 Slides

We review the main idea behind synthetic control as well as compare and contrast synthetic control with matching and difference-in-differences. We also dig deeper into how to select weights in synthetic control and review a worked out example to assess performance of the method.

10.3 Discussion

Nov 9 Slides. (Updated with explanation of interference). After class, read Chapter 10 of the Causal Inference Mixtape Cunningham 2021