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OM Forum—Causal Inference Models in Operations Management

Teck-Hua Ho
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Teck-Hua Ho
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National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077
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Noah Lim
Noah Lim
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National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077; and University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Sadat Reza
Sadat Reza
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Institute on Asian Consumer Insight, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Xiaoyu Xia
Xiaoyu Xia
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Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Teck-Hua Ho

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Teck-Hua Ho

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http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-4977

National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077

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Noah Lim

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National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077; and University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Sadat Reza

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Institute on Asian Consumer Insight, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798

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Xiaoyu Xia

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Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

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Published Online:5 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0659

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Volume 19, Issue 4

Fall 2017

Pages 509-712

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Received:March 20, 2017
Accepted:June 22, 2017
Published Online:October 05, 2017

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Teck-Hua Ho, Noah Lim, Sadat Reza, Xiaoyu Xia (2017) OM Forum—Causal Inference Models in Operations Management. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 19(4):509-525.

https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2017.0659

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