Transferring Causal Effects using Proxies
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| author | Iglesias-Alonso, Manuel Schur, Felix von Kügelgen, Julius Peters, Jonas |
| author_facet | Iglesias-Alonso, Manuel Schur, Felix von Kügelgen, Julius Peters, Jonas |
| contents | We consider the problem of estimating a causal effect in a multi-domain setting. The causal effect of interest is confounded by an unobserved confounder and can change between the different domains. We assume that we have access to a proxy of the hidden confounder and that all variables are discrete or categorical. We propose methodology to estimate the causal effect in the target domain, where we assume to observe only the proxy variable. Under these conditions, we prove identifiability (even when treatment and response variables are continuous). We introduce two estimation techniques, prove consistency, and derive confidence intervals. The theoretical results are supported by simulation studies and a real-world example studying the causal effect of website rankings on consumer choices. |
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| spellingShingle | Transferring Causal Effects using Proxies Iglesias-Alonso, Manuel Schur, Felix von Kügelgen, Julius Peters, Jonas Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Methodology We consider the problem of estimating a causal effect in a multi-domain setting. The causal effect of interest is confounded by an unobserved confounder and can change between the different domains. We assume that we have access to a proxy of the hidden confounder and that all variables are discrete or categorical. We propose methodology to estimate the causal effect in the target domain, where we assume to observe only the proxy variable. Under these conditions, we prove identifiability (even when treatment and response variables are continuous). We introduce two estimation techniques, prove consistency, and derive confidence intervals. The theoretical results are supported by simulation studies and a real-world example studying the causal effect of website rankings on consumer choices. |
| title | Transferring Causal Effects using Proxies |
| topic | Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Methodology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25924 |