Synthetic Difference-in-Differences
Synthetic Difference-in-Differences (SDID) combines synthetic control and difference-in-differences approaches to estimate treatment effects when a policy or intervention affects one unit (country, firm) at a point in time. Introduced by Arkhangelsky et al. (2021), it improves upon both methods alone by using weighted combinations of controls to match treated units' pre-treatment trends and levels. This yields more precise and robust estimates than classical DiD or synthetic control.
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- Arkhangelsky, D., Athey, S., Hirshberg, D. A., Imbens, G. W., & Wager, S. (2021). Synthetic difference-in-differences. American Economic Review, 111(12), 4088-4118. · DOI 10.1257/aer.20190159
- 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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