The paper of how: Estimating treatment effects using the front-door criterion

We illustrate the use of Pearl's (1995) front-door criterion with observational data with an application in which the assumptions for point identification hold. For identification, the front-door criterion leverages exogenous mediator variables on the causal path. After a preliminary discussion of t...

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Main Authors: Bellemare, Marc F., Bloem, Jeffrey R., Wexler, Noah
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138817

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