Subject: Call for Papers: “Matching, weighting and related techniques for the estimation of causal effects”, Session at the 7th ESRA Conference, Lisbon (Portugal), 17-21 July 2017.
Organizer: Bruno Arpino, Department of Political and Social Sciences and The Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Dear colleagues,
The 7th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place on July 17-21 July 2017 in Lisbon (Portugal).
I invite you to submit an abstract (max. 500 words) to the session: “Matching, weighting and related techniques for the estimation of causal effects” of which I am the convenor.
Session description:
Propensity score matching (PSM) has become a popular technique in several fields as it has been proven to be more robust than standard parametric regression models for the estimation of causal effects. Related techniques such as weighting and stratification on the propensity score have also been widely used. Combinations of these techniques are also possible. Moreover, it has been shown that estimators that combine propensity score based methods and regression adjustment are “doubly robust”. Matching algorithms alternative to PSM are also available to the investigators (coarsened exact matching, entropy matching, etc).
Despite the flourishing methodological and applied research on the abovementioned techniques, a lot of methodological work still needs to be done to identify optimal ways of specifying the propensity score model, analyzing covariates balance, treat missing data and measurement error, etc. Moreover, given all the different available techniques, methodological works is needed to clarify what method should be preferred and under what circumstances.
The panel will focus on recent developments in propensity score methods and alternative techniques that address one or more of the previous issues. Submissions regarding innovative use of these methods in applied works are also welcome.
To submit an abstract, visit the conference website at http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference and follow the instructions. To submit an abstract to the session “Matching, weighting and related techniques for the estimation of causal effects” you have to select this session from the list of sessions provided in the submission form within the area “Data analysis and statistical models”. You may submit a maximum of two abstracts on which you are listed as presenting author.
The closing date for the submission of abstracts is 4th December 2016.
Kind regards,
Bruno Arpino
Department of Political and Social Sciences and The Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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