Estimation of spillover effects with matched data or longitudinal network data
利用匹配数据或纵向网络数据估计溢出效应
Social interactions often play a key role in determining the impact of policies, but measuring the magnitude of spillover effects empirically is notoriously challenging because, in most applications, a person’s relationships are likely to reflect her own characteristics (homophily), and people who are connected are likely to be affected by the same shocks (common factors). In addition, a significant share of social interactions is likely to occur through variables that are…