Spatial vertical regression for spatial panel data: Evaluating the effect of the Florentine tramway's first line on commercial vitality
空间面板数据的空间纵向回归:佛罗伦萨首条电车线对商业活力的影响
Synthetic control methods are commonly used in panel data settings to evaluate the effect of an intervention. In many of these cases, the treated and control units correspond to spatial units such as regions or neighborhoods. Our approach addresses the challenge of understanding how an intervention applied at specific locations influences the surrounding area. Traditional synthetic control applications may struggle with defining the effective area of impact, the extent of…