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Generalized Synthetic Control Method
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Counterfactual plot with staggered treatment periods #84

Open zilunlin opened 1 year ago

zilunlin commented 1 year ago

Hi Yiqing,

Thank you for this very helpful package. I have a slight issue when I'm plotting the counterfactual graphs. I have staggered treatment periods in 2010 and 2012. When I plot the counterfactuals, the time line seems to clump together. I have attached a screenshot comparing when I have staggered vs single treatment period:

(1) Staggered intervention image

(2) Single intervention period image

Could this be a problem with the realignment of treatment periods? This could explain the spike in the earliest pre-intervention periods.

I have also attached the panel view of the staggered intervention periods: image

Please let me know if there's anything else you'd need from me.

All the best, Zilun