Random Assignment with Nonrandom Peers
A Structural Approach to Counterfactual Treatment Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19314697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Griffith (0000-0001-5537-768X, University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 859-871 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Economics and Statistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6535 • E-ISSN: 1530-9142 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/rest_a_01197 |
| OpenAlex | W4280587356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Efforts to leverage peer effects by changing assignment have often fallen short due to endogenous peer choice. To address this, I build a two-part model: agents form networks via continuous linking decisions; conditional on realized networks, outcomes are determined. I provide results on identification of both parts of the model. Using data from a randomized study in India, I estimate the model, assess its performance in out-of-sample prediction, and simulate outcomes under preferential assignment rules. This paper contributes new methodology for identifying effects of alternative assignments in the presence of network endogeneity, as well as identification of network formation models
Counterfactual thinking · Econometrics · Economics · Endogeneity · Identification (biology) · Instrumental variable · Leverage (statistics) · Machine learning · Peer effects · Random assignment · Randomized experiment · Sample (material) · Statistics · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Computer Science · Mathematics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Psychology
Estimating the Returns to College Quality with Multiple Proxies for Quality
The perils of peer effects
Identification of Endogenous Social Effects
Name Your Friends, but Only Five? The Importance of Censoring in Peer Effects Estimates Using Social Network Data
Assessing the Impact of a School Subsidy Program in Mexico
Social Networks and the Identification of Peer Effects
Estimating Peer Effects Using Partial Network Data
Treatment Effect Accounting for Network Changes
Linear Social Interactions Models
Analyzing Incomplete Political Science Data
As Good as the Networks They Keep? Improving Outcomes through Weak Ties in Rural Uganda
Economic Analysis of Social Interactions
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |