Identification of Treatment Effects Under Conditional Partial Independence

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Journal: Econometrica
Year: 2018
Volume: 86
Issue: 1
Pages: 317-351

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Abstract

Conditional independence of treatment assignment from potential outcomes is a commonly used but nonrefutable assumption. We derive identified sets for various treatment effect parameters under nonparametric deviations from this conditional independence assumption. These deviations are defined via a conditional treatment assignment probability, which makes it straightforward to interpret. Our results can be used to assess the robustness of empirical conclusions obtained under the baseline conditional independence assumption.

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RePEc Handle
repec:wly:emetrp:v:86:y:2018:i:1:p:317-351
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25