2 papers
stat.ME2026
Formulating Cross-World Mediation Estimands Through Single-World Mixtures
Razieh Nabi, David Benkeser
In causal mediation analysis, natural direct and indirect effects are defined through nested counterfactuals that combine the outcome under one exposure level with the mediator val…
stat.ME2025
Causal Inference with the Napkin Graph
Anna Guo, Lin Liu, David Benkeser +1
Unmeasured confounding can render identification strategies based on adjustment functionals invalid. We study the "Napkin" graph, a causal structure that encapsulates features of M…