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A calculus for causal inference with instrumental variables

Wing Hung Wong

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Under a general structural equation framework for causal inference, we provide a definition of the causal effect of a variable X on another variable Y, and propose an approach to estimate this causal effect via the use of instrumental variables.

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Under a general structural equation framework for causal inference, we provide a definition of the causal effect of a variable X on another variable Y, and propose an approach to estimate this causal effect via the use of instrumental variables.

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Under a general structural equation framework for causal inference, we provide a definition of the causal effect of a variable X on another variable Y, and propose an approach to estimate this causal effect via the use of instrumental variables.

Key concepts: Instrumental variable, Causal inference, Inference, Variable (mathematics), Causal model, Econometrics, Variables, Structural equation modeling

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