Quasi-Experimental Control Group Methods for Geographical Research

Information

• NSF Award
• 8713817

Owner

• West Virginia University

• Award Id

  8713817

• Award Effective Date

  11/15/1987 - 36 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/1991 - 32 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 86,863.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The objective of this research is to develop quasi-experimental control group methods that are well suited to geographical research. A group of places where some event of interest did not occur (analagous to no treatment in an experimental design) will be selected as a control group for places where something did occur (analagous to treatment). Approximately 100 case study applications will be examined to determine whether the assumptions of simple quasi-experimental methods can be satisfied. After the geographic quasi-experimental control group methods have been developed and tested in the abstract, they will be applied to substantive research issues in regional economic development to determine their value as a basic research technique.

• Program Officer

  Thomas J. Baerwald

• Min Amd Letter Date

  11/17/1987 - 36 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  1/9/1991 - 33 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  West Virginia University

• City

  Morgantown

• State

  WV

• Country

  United States

• Postal Code

  26506

• Phone Number

  3042930111

• First Name

  Paul

• Last Name

  Beaumont

• Email Address

  beaumont@fsu.edu

• Start Date

  11/15/1987 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Andrew

• Last Name

  Isserman

• Email Address

  isserman@uiuc.edu

• Start Date

  11/15/1987 12:00:00 AM