Nonparametric instrumental variable (NPIV) estimation is a cutting‐edge methodological framework employed to uncover causal relationships in the presence of endogenous regressors, without imposing ...

This paper estimates the causal effect of fiscal rules on fiscal balances in a panel of 142 countries over the period 1985-2015. Our instrumental variable strategy exploits the geographical diffusion ...

This paper establishes that instruments enable the identification of nonparametric regression models in the presence of measurement error by providing a closed form ...

The department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Dornsife presents Nandita Mitra, PhD, professor of Biostatistics in the department of Biostatistics at University of Pennsylvania. Bias due to ...

Results of Phase III Randomized Trial for Use of Docetaxel as a Radiosensitizer in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer, Unsuitable for Cisplatin-Based Chemoradiation Sixty-five empirical papers were ...

An instrument or instrumental variable is often used in an effort to avoid selection bias in inference about the effects of treatments when treatment choice is based on thoughtful deliberation.