An Introduction to Proximal Causal Learning

An Introduction to Proximal Causal Learning

Neyman Seminar
Feb 10, 2021, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | On Zoom Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, University of Pennsylvania

A standard assumption for causal inference from observational data is that one has measured a sufficiently rich set of covariates to ensure that within covariates strata, subjects are exchangeable across observed treatment values. Skepticism about the exchangeability assumption in observational studies is often warranted because it hinges on one’s ability to accurately measure covariates...