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This chapter presents the general econometric framework to be used throughout the book. It introduces the setup and notation, defines the parameters of interest to be analyzed, presents the identification problem, and motivates the use of bounds.
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In the book we point to some results on bounds for the ATT for the interested reader.
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Flores, C.A., Chen, X. (2018). Econometric Framework. In: Average Treatment Effect Bounds with an Instrumental Variable: Theory and Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2017-0_2
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