Disproving Causal Relationships Using Observational Data

被引:9
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作者
Bryant, Henry L. [1 ]
Bessler, David A. [1 ]
Haigh, Michael S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Agr Econ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Soc Gen Corp & Investment Banking, New York, NY USA
关键词
C12; C19; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION; INFERENCE; MODEL;
D O I
10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00539.x
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Economic theory is replete with causal hypotheses that are scarcely tested because economists are generally constrained to work with observational data. We describe a method for testing a hypothesis that one observed random variable causes another. Contingent on a sufficiently strong correspondence between the two variables, an appropriately related third variable can be employed for the test. The logic of the procedure naturally suggests strong and weak grounds for rejecting the causal hypothesis. Monte Carlo results suggest that weakly grounded rejections are unreliable for small samples, but reasonably reliable for large samples. Strongly grounded rejections are highly reliable, even for small samples.
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页码:357 / 374
页数:18
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