Thad Dunning
Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences
- ISBN 13:
- 9781107698000
- author:
- Thad Dunning
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 174 mm X 245 mm
- Genre:
- Political Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences: A Design-Based Approach by Thad Dunning provides a comprehensive guide to discovering, analyzing, and evaluating natural experiments. This methodology is increasingly popular in social sciences, offering a powerful approach to causal inference. Dunning emphasizes the importance of strong research design over complex statistical analysis, highlighting both the strengths and potential weaknesses of various methods such as standard natural experiments, regression-discontinuity designs, and instrumental-variables designs. The book also explores the contribution of qualitative methods to natural experiments and proposes new ways to integrate quantitative and qualitative techniques. With chapters complete with exercises and appendices covering specialized topics, this book is an ideal teaching tool for researchers and professionals alike.
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