Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias

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Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias. / Breen, Richard; Choi, Seongsoo; Holm, Anders.

I: Sociological Science, Bind 2, 2015, s. 351-369.

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Breen, R, Choi, S & Holm, A 2015, 'Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias', Sociological Science, bind 2, s. 351-369. https://doi.org/10.15195/v2.a17

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Breen, R., Choi, S., & Holm, A. (2015). Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias. Sociological Science, 2, 351-369. https://doi.org/10.15195/v2.a17

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Breen R, Choi S, Holm A. Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias. Sociological Science. 2015;2:351-369. https://doi.org/10.15195/v2.a17

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Breen, Richard ; Choi, Seongsoo ; Holm, Anders. / Heterogeneous Causal Effects and Sample Selection Bias. I: Sociological Science. 2015 ; Bind 2. s. 351-369.

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