Randomization Test for the Specification of Interference Structure

2023/01/13 by Hoshino, Tadao, Yanagi, Takahide · 2 citations
#Econometrics (econ.EM) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Economics and business #Methodology (stat.ME)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2301.05580

Abstract

This study considers testing the specification of spillover effects in causal inference. We focus on experimental settings in which the treatment assignment mechanism is known to researchers. We develop a new randomization test utilizing a hierarchical relationship between different exposures. Compared with existing approaches, our approach is essentially applicable to any null exposure specifications and produces powerful test statistics without a priori knowledge of the true interference structure. As empirical illustrations, we revisit two existing social network experiments: one on farmers' insurance adoption and the other on anti-conflict education programs.

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