Boesche, Tom (2022) Reassessing quasi-experiments: Policy evaluation, induction, and sutva. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 73 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 0007-0882
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This article defends the use of quasi-experiments for causal estimation in economics against the widespread objection that quasi-experimental estimates lack external validity. The defence is that quasi-experimental replication of estimates can yield defeasible evidence for external validity. The article then develops a different objection. The stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA), on which quasi-experiments rely, is argued to be implausible due to the influence of social interaction effects on economic outcomes. A more plausible stable marginal unit treatment value assumption (SMUTVA) is proposed, but it is demonstrated to severely limit the usefulness of quasi-experiments for economic policy evaluation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journal/bjps |
| Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors |
| Divisions: | Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2022 11:36 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 02:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114992 |
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