In the previous problem randomization refers to treatment. Here we consider randomized eligibility for receiving the treatment.

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In the previous problem randomization refers to treatment. Here we consider randomized eligibility for receiving the treatment. Now \(e=1\) means that an individual is randomly made eligible and \(e=0\) means randomly made ineligible. Show that in this case, given \(\operatorname{Pr}[d=1 \mid \mathbf{x}] eq 0\), the treatment effect is given by \(\mathrm{E}[y \mid e=1, \mathbf{x}]-\mathrm{E}[y \mid e=0, \mathbf{x}] / \operatorname{Pr}[d=1 \mid \mathbf{x}]\).

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Consider the treatment-outcome model \(y=\) \(\mathbf{x}^{\prime} \boldsymbol{\beta}+\alpha d+\varepsilon\), where \(d\) is a binary indicator variable taking the value 1 if treatment is assigned randomly and 0 if treatment is not assigned (also randomly).

(a) Is randomized treatment a sufficient condition for identification of \(\alpha\) ?

(b) Is randomized treatment a sufficient condition for identification of \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) ?

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Microeconometrics Methods And Applications

ISBN: 9780521848053

1st Edition

Authors: A.Colin Cameron, Pravin K. Trivedi

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