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Randomization test for idiosyncratic treatment effect heterogeneity
【2014.7.3 10:00am, N420】

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 2014-6-17 

  Colloquia & Seminars 

  Speaker

Prof. Peng Ding, Harvard University       

  Title

Randomization test for idiosyncratic treatment effect heterogeneity

  Time

2014年7月3日(周四)上午10:00-11:00                                                              

  Venue

数学院南楼N420

  Abstract

Applied researchers are increasingly interested in whether and how treatment effects vary in randomized evaluations, especially variation not explained by observed covariates. We propose a model-free approach for testing for the presence of such unexplained variation. To use this randomization-based approach, we must address the fact that the average treatment effect, generally the object of interest in randomized experiments, actually acts as a nuisance parameter in this setting. We explore potential solutions and advocate for an approach that guarantees exact tests in finite samples despite this nuisance. We also show how this approach readily extends to testing for heterogeneity beyond a given model, which can be useful for assessing the sufficiency of a given scientific theory. We finally apply our method to the National Head Start Impact Study, a large-scale randomized evaluation of a Federal preschool program, finding that there is indeed significant unexplained treatment effect variation. 

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