Rafael Quintana
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 308335 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Rafael Quintana |
| PRENOMES | Rafael |
| SOBRENOME | Quintana |
| ASSINATURA | QUINTANA R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Kansas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4776-9362 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The gender system
Quantitative researchers lack frameworks for conceptualizing and operationalizing gender as different from sex. The present study uses the concept of a probabilistic boundary, derived from graphical models, to define the constitutive elements of gender. This approach aligns with a constructivist framework that views gender as a set of multidimensional attributes distinguishing men and women in specific societies. Using this framework and data fro…
Causal decomposition analysis in disparities research
Asking—and answering—causal questions using longitudinal data
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
From single attitudes to belief systems
Many achievement and motivation theories claim that a specific set of beliefs, interests or values plays a central role in determining career choice and behavior. In order to investigate how attitudes determine behaviors, researchers generally investigate each attitude in isolation. This article argues that studying belief systems rather than single attitudes has several explanatory advantages. In particular, a system-level approach can provide c…
Embracing complexity in social science research
The Structure of Academic Achievement
Causal search algorithms have been effectively applied in different fields including biology, genetics, climate science, medicine, and neuroscience. However, there have been scant applications of these methods in social and behavioral sciences. This article provides an illustrative example of how causal search algorithms can shed light on important social and behavioral problems by using these algorithms to find the proximal mechanisms of academi…
The Long-Lasting Effects of Schooling
A growing body of research suggests that the beliefs, interests, expectations and other attitudes acquired early in life play a critical role in shaping individuals’ career trajectories. Yet the causal pathways connecting early-acquired attitudes and future outcomes are not well understood. In this study, the authors argue that a plausible way to understand this relationship is by postulating a direct effect of early-acquired attitudes on future …
The ecology of human behavior
There is a broad agreement that some of the most relevant problems in the social and behavioral sciences are fundamentally structural, and as a consequence require structural explanations. Yet researchers disagree on what a structural explanation is, and what are the specific questions that can only be answered through a structural lens. In this study, I shed some light on the nature of structural explanations by distinguishing between three type…
The Concept of Academic Mobility
Most of the literature on the development of educational inequality has operated under the achievement gaps paradigm, often assuming that the underlying normative and methodological foundations related to equality and justice in education are a settled matter. In this article, we argue that important normative dimensions are overlooked with traditional mean-based measures, and that metrics that capture students’ academic mobility as they progress…
Assessing Lung Cancer Incidence Disparities Between Puerto Ricans and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1992–2010
The Long-Lasting Effects of Schooling
A growing body of research suggests that the beliefs, interests, expectations and other attitudes acquired early in life play a critical role in shaping individuals’ career trajectories. Yet the causal pathways connecting early-acquired attitudes and future outcomes are not well understood. In this study, the authors argue that a plausible way to understand this relationship is by postulating a direct effect of early-acquired attitudes on future …
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
The Structure of Academic Achievement
Causal search algorithms have been effectively applied in different fields including biology, genetics, climate science, medicine, and neuroscience. However, there have been scant applications of these methods in social and behavioral sciences. This article provides an illustrative example of how causal search algorithms can shed light on important social and behavioral problems by using these algorithms to find the proximal mechanisms of academi…
The ecology of human behavior
There is a broad agreement that some of the most relevant problems in the social and behavioral sciences are fundamentally structural, and as a consequence require structural explanations. Yet researchers disagree on what a structural explanation is, and what are the specific questions that can only be answered through a structural lens. In this study, I shed some light on the nature of structural explanations by distinguishing between three type…
The Concept of Academic Mobility
Most of the literature on the development of educational inequality has operated under the achievement gaps paradigm, often assuming that the underlying normative and methodological foundations related to equality and justice in education are a settled matter. In this article, we argue that important normative dimensions are overlooked with traditional mean-based measures, and that metrics that capture students’ academic mobility as they progress…
Assessing Lung Cancer Incidence Disparities Between Puerto Ricans and Other Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1992–2010
The Concept of Academic Mobility
Most of the literature on the development of educational inequality has operated under the achievement gaps paradigm, often assuming that the underlying normative and methodological foundations related to equality and justice in education are a settled matter. In this article, we argue that important normative dimensions are overlooked with traditional mean-based measures, and that metrics that capture students’ academic mobility as they progress…
The Long-Lasting Effects of Schooling
A growing body of research suggests that the beliefs, interests, expectations and other attitudes acquired early in life play a critical role in shaping individuals’ career trajectories. Yet the causal pathways connecting early-acquired attitudes and future outcomes are not well understood. In this study, the authors argue that a plausible way to understand this relationship is by postulating a direct effect of early-acquired attitudes on future …
The ecology of human behavior
There is a broad agreement that some of the most relevant problems in the social and behavioral sciences are fundamentally structural, and as a consequence require structural explanations. Yet researchers disagree on what a structural explanation is, and what are the specific questions that can only be answered through a structural lens. In this study, I shed some light on the nature of structural explanations by distinguishing between three type…
From single attitudes to belief systems
Many achievement and motivation theories claim that a specific set of beliefs, interests or values plays a central role in determining career choice and behavior. In order to investigate how attitudes determine behaviors, researchers generally investigate each attitude in isolation. This article argues that studying belief systems rather than single attitudes has several explanatory advantages. In particular, a system-level approach can provide c…
Embracing complexity in social science research
The Structure of Academic Achievement
Causal search algorithms have been effectively applied in different fields including biology, genetics, climate science, medicine, and neuroscience. However, there have been scant applications of these methods in social and behavioral sciences. This article provides an illustrative example of how causal search algorithms can shed light on important social and behavioral problems by using these algorithms to find the proximal mechanisms of academi…
Asking—and answering—causal questions using longitudinal data
Causal Decomposition Analysis With Time-Varying Mediators
Causal decomposition analysis aims to identify risk factors (referred to as 'mediators') that contribute to social disparities in an outcome. Despite promising developments in causal decomposition analysis, current methods are limited to addressing a time-fixed mediator and outcome only, which has restricted our understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying social disparities. In particular, existing approaches largely overlook individual cha…
Causal decomposition analysis in disparities research
The gender system
Quantitative researchers lack frameworks for conceptualizing and operationalizing gender as different from sex. The present study uses the concept of a probabilistic boundary, derived from graphical models, to define the constitutive elements of gender. This approach aligns with a constructivist framework that views gender as a set of multidimensional attributes distinguishing men and women in specific societies. Using this framework and data fro…
Psychology (8 obras) · Computer Science (7 obras) · Mathematics (6 obras) · Data science (4 obras) · Economics (4 obras) · Artificial Intelligence (3 obras) · Causal model (3 obras) · Econometrics (3 obras) · Epistemology (3 obras) · School Choice and Performance (3 obras)