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Why We Should Not Be Indifferent to Specification Choices for Difference‐in‐Differences
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Andrew M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, James F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDimick, Justin B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-05T16:46:52Z
dc.date.available2016-09-06T15:43:59Zen
dc.date.issued2015-08en_US
dc.identifier.citationRyan, Andrew M.; Burgess, James F.; Dimick, Justin B. (2015). "Why We Should Not Be Indifferent to Specification Choices for Difference‐in‐Differences." Health Services Research 50(4): 1211-1235.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0017-9124en_US
dc.identifier.issn1475-6773en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/112198
dc.publisherPrinceton University Pressen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherquality of careen_US
dc.subject.otherhealth policyen_US
dc.subject.otherhealth economicsen_US
dc.subject.othereconometricsen_US
dc.subject.otherHospitalsen_US
dc.titleWhy We Should Not Be Indifferent to Specification Choices for Difference‐in‐Differencesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1475-6773.12270en_US
dc.identifier.sourceHealth Services Researchen_US
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