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The Synthetic Control Method (SCM) is a powerful causal inference tool used when only one treated unit exists, and researchers must construct a synthetic comparison group from a donor pool of...

Chapter 39 Synthetic Control | A Guide on Data Analysis Chapter 39 Synthetic Control The Synthetic Control Method (SCM) is a powerful causal inference tool used when only one treated unit exists, and researchers must construct a synthetic comparison group from a donor pool of untreated units. Introduced by Abadie and Gardeazabal ( 2003 ) and later extended by Abadie et al. ( 2010 ) , SCM has become a widely used method in policy evaluation and business analytics. See Abadie ( 2021 ) for a review of the method. 39.1 Why the method exists The motivating problem is common in applied work. A singl

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