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. 2014 Mar:13:20-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.007. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

The difference-in-difference method: assessing the selection bias in the effects of neighborhood environment on health

Irina B Grafova  1 , Vicki A Freedman  2 , Nicole Lurie  3 , Rizie Kumar  4 , Jeannette Rogowski  4
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The difference-in-difference method: assessing the selection bias in the effects of neighborhood environment on health

Irina B Grafova et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Difference-in-difference; Health; Neighborhhods; Self-selection.

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Change in Neighborhood Economic Disadvantage Scale and Improvement or Decline of Economic Conditions
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