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. 2017 Aug 17;187(3):614–622. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx282

Table 5.

Effect of Attending a Catholic School on Log of Students’ Wages per $100 in 1974 (Semiparametric Method with Instrumental Propensity Score), Simulation Study Using Data From the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, 1957–2011

Effecta Methods Overall Stratum 1 Stratum 2 Stratum 3 Stratum 4
Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI)
CACE OLS 0.101 (0.052, 0.150)
2SLS 0.151 (0.034, 0.268)
SEM 0.147 (0.052, 0.257) 0.172 (−0.115, 0.370) 0.028 (−0.171, 0.357) 0.301 (0.038, 0.490) 0.066 (−0.065, 0.401)
CQCE SEM
0.10 SEM 0.105 (0.010, 0.223) 0.105 (−0.087, 0.347) 0 (−0.140, 0.355) 0.221 (0.018, 0.730) 0.054 (−0.105, 0.580)
0.25 SEM 0.083 (0, 0.167) 0.140 (−0.074, 0.254) 0.024 (−0.113, 0.250) 0.185 (0.008, 0.300) 0.025 (−0.051, 0.262)
0.50 SEM 0.102 (0, 0.134) 0.098 (−0.095, 0.222) 0.033 (−0.154, 0.208) 0.170 (0.012, 0.263) 0.007 (−0.030, 0.223)
0.75 SEM 0.105 (0, 0.201) 0.130 (−0.095, 0.288) 0.049 (−0.174, 0.272) 0.241 (0.029, 0.336) 0.040 (−0.042, 0.288)
0.90 SEM 0.197 (0, 0.310) 0.288 (−0.192, 0.464) 0.035 (−0.293, 0.460) 0.405 (0.041, 0.547) 0.087 (−0.049, 0.511)

Abbreviations: 2SLS, 2-stage least squares; CACE, complier average causal effect; CI, confidence interval; CQCE, complier quantile causal effect; OLS, ordinary least squares; SEM, semiparametric method.

a Comparison on the treatment distributional effect between compliers under treatment and control: P = 0.5456 (stratum 1); P = 1.0000 (stratum 2); P = 0.0007 (stratum 3); P = 0.4647 (stratum 4).