TY - JOUR
T1 - The difference-in-difference method
T2 - Assessing the selection bias in the effects of neighborhood environment on health
AU - Grafova, Irina B.
AU - Freedman, Vicki A.
AU - Lurie, Nicole
AU - Kumar, Rizie
AU - Rogowski, Jeannette
N1 - Funding Information:
The views expressed are solely those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey or the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. This research was funded by the National Institute on Aging ( R01AG024058 ). Funding for RAND's Center for Population Health and Health Disparities was provided through NIEHS P50 ES12383. Direct correspondence to Irina B. Grafova, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Systems and Policy, University of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Room 321, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimation approach to explore the self-selection bias in estimating the effect of neighborhood economic environment on self-assessed health among older adults. The results indicate that there is evidence of downward bias in the conventional estimates of the effect of neighborhood economic disadvantage on self-reported health, representing a lower bound of the true effect.
AB - This paper uses the difference-in-difference estimation approach to explore the self-selection bias in estimating the effect of neighborhood economic environment on self-assessed health among older adults. The results indicate that there is evidence of downward bias in the conventional estimates of the effect of neighborhood economic disadvantage on self-reported health, representing a lower bound of the true effect.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 23623818
AN - SCOPUS:84896716463
SN - 1570-677X
VL - 13
SP - 20
EP - 33
JO - Economics and Human Biology
JF - Economics and Human Biology
IS - 1
ER -