Testing for the Unconfoundedness Assumption Using an Instrumental Assumption

The identification of average causal effects of a treatment in observational studies is typically based either on the unconfoundedness assumption (exogeneity of the treatment) or on the availability of an instrument. When available, instruments may also be used to test for the unconfoundedness assum...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: de Luna Xavier, Johansson Per
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: De Gruyter 2014-09-01
coleção:Journal of Causal Inference
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1515/jci-2013-0011