Experimental designs for identifying causal mechanisms

Experimentation is a powerful methodology that enables scientists to establish causal claims empirically. However, one important criticism is that experiments merely provide a black box view of causality and fail to identify causal mechanisms. Specifically, critics argue that, although experiments c...

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Main Authors: Imai, Kosuke (Author), Tingley, Dustin (Author), Yamamoto, Teppei (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell, 2014-03-21T15:14:11Z.
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