合成控制法视频及文献推荐

一、合成控制法(Synth: Synthetic Control Method)

Synth is a statistical software package for R, Stata, and MATLAB that implements synthetic control methods for causal inference in comparative case studies as described in Abadie and Gardeazabal (2003), Abadie, Diamond, and Hainmueller(2010), Abadie, Diamond, and Hainmueller (2011), and Abadie, Diamond, and Hainmueller (2013). 

The synthetic control method allows for effect estimation in settings where a single unit (a state, country, firm, etc.) is exposed to an event or intervention. It provides a data-driven procedure to construct synthetic control units based on a convex combination of comparison units that approximates the characteristics of the unit that is exposed to the intervention. A combination of comparison units often provides a better comparison for the unit exposed to the intervention than any comparison unit alone.

See a short video about the method by clicking on the picture below.

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?width=500&height=375&auto=0&vid=r0199iv8ixy

Hainmueller教授演示Stata命令 synth 的使用

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?width=500&height=375&auto=0&vid=e0199cbpwdb

Abadie教授关于合成控制法的演讲

二、Synth for Stata

Before installing Synth, please make sure that your Stata is up to date (ie. type update all on the Stata command prompt). 

To install Synth for Stata type: 

ssc install synth, replace all

Notice: Synth for Stata runs on Stata versions 9-14 (32 and 64 bit), but contains a platform dependent plugin. Net install will automatically copy the correct version of the plugin to your computer. Currently, plugin versions are included for Windows platforms (XP, Vista, 7, 8) for 32 and 64 bit Stata, Mac platforms (OS X on x86-32, x86-64, PPC-32 and PPc-64) for Stata 32 or 64 bit, and Unix/Linux platforms for 32 and 64 bit Stata. If a plugin is not availbale for your platform, you will receive an error message during the installation. In this case you can email us and we can send you the C code to compile the plugin on your platform.

Synth Package for R 

To obtain the Synth package for R from CRAN typing: install.packages("Synth") - Source: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Synth/index.html

三、回归合成控制法文献学习

推荐阅读《A Panel Data Approach for Program Evaluation — Measuring the Benefits of Political and Economic Integration of Hong Kong with Mainland China》，如下图文，简要介绍了原文中的一些思想。

四、参考文献及数据、资源下载

A PANEL DATA APPROACH FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION: MEASURING THE BENEFITS OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION OF HONG KONG WITH MAINLAND CHINA，原文链接：http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/jae.1230/suppinfo