Examination of the Synthetic Control Method for Evaluating Health Policies with Multiple Treated Units
Examination of the Synthetic Control Method for Evaluating Health Policies with Multiple Treated Units
This paper examines the synthetic control method in contrast to commonly used difference-in-differences (DiD) estimation, in the context of a re-evaluation of a pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative, the Advancing Quality scheme. The synthetic control method aims to estimate treatment effects by constructing a weighted combination of control units, which represents what …