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  • Econometrics
  • Epidemiology

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  • Causal inference methods are crucial for analyzing observational studies and policy evaluations.
  • Confounding variables present a significant challenge in establishing causal relationships from observational data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and analyze a class of generalized coarsened procedures for confounding.
  • To propose two new algorithms for generalized coarsened confounding.
  • To develop a general asymptotic framework for these procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Clustering of confounding variables.
  • Treatment effect and variance estimation within confounder strata.
  • Development of a general asymptotic framework for causal inference.
  • Proposal of a bias correction technique.

Main Results:

  • Asymptotic results for the average causal effect estimator, including conditions for consistency.
  • Asymptotic justification for variance formulae in coarsened exact matching.
  • Application of the proposed methodology to two observational studies.

Conclusions:

  • The generalized coarsened confounding procedures offer a robust approach to causal inference in observational studies.
  • The developed asymptotic framework provides theoretical guarantees for the proposed methods.
  • The methodology is validated through application to real-world data, demonstrating its practical utility.