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Matias D Cattaneo¹, Yingjie Feng², Rocio Titiunik³

¹Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University.

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We developed conditional prediction intervals for synthetic control (SC) methods to quantify uncertainty. Our approach provides finite-sample probability guarantees, accounting for SC weight construction and post-treatment errors.

Keywords:

causal inference non-asymptotic inference prediction intervals synthetic controls

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Area of Science:

Econometrics
Statistical Modeling
Causal Inference

Background:

Uncertainty quantification is crucial for interpreting synthetic control (SC) method results.
Existing SC methods often lack rigorous uncertainty estimation.
Addressing uncertainty is vital for reliable causal inference.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop conditional prediction intervals within the SC framework.
To provide finite-sample probability guarantees for these intervals.
To enable covariate adjustment and handle non-stationary data in SC.

Main Methods:

Developed conditional prediction intervals accounting for two sources of randomness: SC weight construction and post-treatment error.
Proposed a simulation-based approach for implementation.
Utilized finite-sample probability bounds for sensitivity analysis.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the ability to provide finite-sample probability guarantees for prediction intervals.
Showcased the method's applicability with covariate adjustment and non-stationary data.
Empirical applications and simulations confirmed numerical performance.

Conclusions:

The proposed method offers a principled way to quantify uncertainty in SC analyses.
Conditional prediction intervals enhance the reliability of causal effect estimation.
Software packages in Python, R, and Stata are available for practical implementation.