Guido W Imbens

About

Guido W Imbens is an Applied Econometrics Professor at the Graduate School of Business and a Professor of Economics at the School of Humanities & Sciences at Stanford University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and a member of the Academic Council. His research focuses on developing methods for drawing causal inferences in observational studies, utilizing techniques such as matching, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs. Imbens has been recognized for his significant contributions to econometrics and statistics, notably being awarded the 2021 Nobel Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in these areas. He is a distinguished member of the academic community, with a notable record of research achievements and honors.

Research topics

• Econometrics
• Computer science
• Statistics
• Mathematics
• Economics

Selected publications

• On synthetic difference-in-differences and related estimation methods in Stata

  The Stata Journal Promoting communications on statistics and Stata · 2024-12-01 · 62 citations

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  In this article, we describe a computational implementation of the synthetic difference-in-differences (SDID) estimator of Arkhangelsky et al. (2021, American Economic Review 111: 4088-4118) for Stata. SDID can be used in many circumstances where treatment effects on some particular policy or event are desired and repeated observations on treated and untreated units are available over time. We lay out the theory underlying SDID both when there is a single treatment adoption date and when adoptio…

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• Causal models for longitudinal and panel data: a survey

  Econometrics Journal · 2024-06-28 · 33 citations

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  Summary In this survey we discuss the recent causal panel data literature. This recent literature has focused on credibly estimating causal effects of binary interventions in settings with longitudinal data, emphasising practical advice for empirical researchers. It pays particular attention to heterogeneity in the causal effects, often in situations where few units are treated and with particular structures on the assignment pattern. The literature has extended earlier work on difference-in-dif…

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• Measuring the effects of segregation in the presence of social spillovers: A nonparametric approach

  Journal of Econometrics · 2025-05-12 · 25 citations

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  In this paper we nonparametrically analyze the effects of reallocating individuals across social groups in the presence of social spillovers. Individuals are either 'high' or 'low' types. Own outcomes may vary with the fraction of high types in one's social group. We characterize the average outcome and inequality effects of small increases in segregation by type. We also provide a measure of average spillover strength. We generalize the setup used by Benabou (1996) and others to study sorting i…

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• Redefine statistical significance

  Artefactual Field Experiments · 2025-01-10 · 21 citations

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• The Lifetime Impacts of the New Deal's Youth Employment Program

  The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2024-06-08 · 9 citations

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  We study the lifetime effects of the first and largest American youth employment and training program in the United States-the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 1933-1942. We match newly digitized enrollee records to census, World War II enlistment, Social Security, and death records. We find that longer service in the CCC led to improvements in height, health status, longevity, geographic mobility, and lifetime earnings but did not improve short-term labor market outcomes, including employment…

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Recent grants

• `Collaborative Research: Estimation for and Inference on Causal Effects

  NSF · $135k · 2006–2010

Frequent coauthors

• Susan Athey

  222 shared

• Alberto Abadie

  100 shared

• Donald B. Rubin

  Temple University

  79 shared

• Geert Ridder

  59 shared

• Joshua D. Angrist

  58 shared

• Jeffrey M. Wooldridge

  Michigan State University

  52 shared

• Dmitry Arkhangelsky

  48 shared

• Keisuke Hirano

  Toyohashi Heart Center

  45 shared

Awards & honors

• Member of the National Academy of Sciences
• Nobel Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (2021)

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