2023
Estimating Causal Effects of Multi-Valued Treatments Accounting for Network Interference: Immigration Policies and Crime Rates
Tortú C, Crimaldi I, Mealli F, Forastiere L. Estimating Causal Effects of Multi-Valued Treatments Accounting for Network Interference: Immigration Policies and Crime Rates. Sociological Methods & Research 2023, 53: 1794-1828. DOI: 10.1177/00491241221147503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmigration policyCrime ratesNetwork interferenceNational immigration policyRestrictive immigration policiesPolicy evaluation studiesStatistical frameworkImpact of policiesStatistical challengesWeighted networkPolitical attitudesPolitical scienceGeneralized propensity scorePresence of interferenceOECD countriesEstimating Causal EffectsPolicyEstimation strategyAdministrative entitiesInterference structureGeographical proximityBinary treatmentMultiple dimensionsSpecific issuesCountries
2020
Assessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach
Forastiere L, Carugno M, Baccini M. Assessing short-term impact of PM10 on mortality using a semiparametric generalized propensity score approach. Environmental Health 2020, 19: 46. PMID: 32357874, PMCID: PMC7193397, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00599-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory causesAttributable deathsCause-specific mortalityDose-response functionDaily exposure levelsCardiovascular causesPropensity score approachEffect modificationExposure-response curvesPropensity scoreStudy periodPopulation healthMortalityExposure levelsDeathWhole study periodHypothetical interventionGeneralized propensity scoreShort-term impactFurther investigationCauseAir pollutionHealthHigh levelsScore approach
2018
Estimating Causal Effects on Social Networks
Forastiere L, Mealli F, Wu A, Airoldi E. Estimating Causal Effects on Social Networks. 2018, 00: 60-69. DOI: 10.1109/dsaa.2018.00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior distributionPropensity score estimationBayesian procedureObserved networkStructural assumptionsNeighborhood treatmentsGeneralized propensity scoreNeighborhood interferenceRandom effectsSpline regressionNeighbor treatmentsCausal estimandsCommunity detection algorithmsScore estimationConnected unitsEstimationModel feedbackAssumptionUnmeasured confounding variables