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Policy Evaluation Causal Impact Analysis

Policy Evaluation Causal Impact Analysis applies the Bayesian structural time-series (BSTS) framework of Brodersen et al. (2015) to estimate the causal effect of a policy intervention on aggregate outcomes. By constructing a synthetic counterfactual from pre-policy data and control covariates, it asks: what would have happened had the policy not been enacted? The difference between observed and predicted post-policy outcomes is the estimated policy effect.

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Policy Evaluation Causal Impact Analysis via Bayesian Structural Time-Series
Taxonomic method record · regression-model / causal-inference
  • Brodersen, K. H., Gallusser, F., Koehler, J., Remy, N., & Scott, S. L. (2015). Inferring causal impact using Bayesian structural time-series models. Annals of Applied Statistics, 9(1), 247-274. · DOI 10.1214/14-AOAS788
  • Abadie, A., Diamond, A., & Hainmueller, J. (2010). Synthetic control methods for comparative case studies: Estimating the effect of California's tobacco control program. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 105(490), 493-505. · DOI 10.1198/jasa.2009.ap08746
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Taxonomic bucketBayesian Causal Impact Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketCausal Impact Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyDifference-in-Differencesmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyInterrupted Time Seriesmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketPolicy Evaluation Interrupted Time Seriesmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSynthetic Control Methodmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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