Exogeneity Is Not Enough: The Role of Time in Causal Inference for Public Administration Research

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Brief Overview

This study proposes a potential outcomes framework on time-varying effects, and provides an empirical demonstration by employing Bayesian Structural Time-Series modeling to estimate the time-varying effect of bodycam adoption on police use of force.

Authors

• Lefteris Jason Anastasopoulos, University of Georgia

• Inkyu Kang, University of Georgia