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Inferrig Causal Relations by Modelling Structure

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  • Michel Mouchart

    (Catholic Universty of Louvain - Beligium)

  • Federica Russo

    (University of Kent, Canterbury - UK)

  • Guillaume Wunsch

    (Catholic Universty of Louvain - Beligium)

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of structural modeling in its close relation to explanation and causation. It stems from previous works by the authors and stresses the role and importance of the notions of invariance, recursive decomposition, exogeneity and ackground knowledge. It closes with some considerations about the importance of the structural approach for practicing scientists.

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  • Michel Mouchart & Federica Russo & Guillaume Wunsch, 2010. "Inferrig Causal Relations by Modelling Structure," Statistica, Department of Statistics, University of Bologna, vol. 70(4), pages 411-432.
    • Handle: RePEc:bot:rivsta:v:70:y:2010:i:4:p:411-432
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    1. Guillaume Wunsch & Federica Russo & Michel Mouchart & Renzo Orsi, 2020. "Time and Causality in the Social Sciences," Working Papers wp1155, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna.
    2. M. Mouchart & R. Orsi & G. Wunsch, 2020. "Causality in Econometric Modeling. From Theory to Structural Causal Modeling," Working Papers wp1143, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna.
    3. Mouchart, M. & Wunsch, G. & Russo, F., 2015. "The issue of control in multivariate systems A contribution of structural modelling," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2015029, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    4. Jitka Rychtarikova & Catherine Gourbin & Guillaume Wunsch & Antonín Šípek, 2013. "Impact of parental ages and other characteristics at childbearing on congenital anomalies," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 28(5), pages 137-176.
    5. Federica Russo & Guillaume Wunsch & Michel Mouchart, 2019. "Causality in the Social Sciences: a structural modelling framework," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 53(5), pages 2575-2588, September.
    6. François-Charles Wolff, 2016. "Bargaining powers of buyers and sellers on the online diamond market: a double perspective non-parametric analysis," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 244(2), pages 697-718, September.
    7. RUSSO, Federica & MOUCHART, Michel & WUNSCH, Guillaume, 2013. "Confounding and control in a multivariate system. An issue in causal attribution," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2013068, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    8. Wunsch, Guillaume & Mouchart, Michel & Russo, Federica, 2012. "Functions and mechanisms in structural-modelling explanation," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2012031, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).
    9. Garritt L. Page & Ernesto San Martín & Javiera Orellana & Jorge González, 2017. "Exploring complete school effectiveness via quantile value added," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 180(1), pages 315-340, January.
    10. WUNSCH, Guillaume & MOUCHART, Michel & RUSSO, Federica, 2012. "Functions and mechanisms in structural-modelling explanations," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2012056, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    11. Mouchart, M. & Wunsch, G. & Russo, F., 2015. "The issue of control in multivariate systems, A contribution of structural modelling," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2015019, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).
    12. Russo, F. & Mouchart, M. & Wunsch, G., 2013. "Confounding and Control in a Multivariate System An issue in causal attribution," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2013043, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).
    13. Russo, Federica & Wunsch, Guillaume & Mouchart, Michel, 2018. "Causality in the Social Sciences: A structural modelling framework," LIDAM Discussion Papers ISBA 2018027, Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA).

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