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New 'disco' command enables distributional synthetic controls in econometrics

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Researchers have introduced a new command called "disco" that implements the Distributional Synthetic Controls method. This method allows for the construction of entire synthetic distributions for a treated unit by averaging the distributions of control units. The package offers various aggregation schemes, including quantile-based and cumulative distribution function-based approaches, along with inference procedures and visualization tools. The functionality is demonstrated by replicating results from a previous study. AI

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New 'disco' command enables distributional synthetic controls in econometrics

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Florian Gunsilius, David Van Dijcke ·

    disco: Distributional Synthetic Controls

    arXiv:2501.07550v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The method of synthetic controls is widely used for evaluating causal effects of policy changes in settings with observational data. Often, researchers aim to estimate the causal impact of policy interventions on a treated…

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