From Association to Causation via a Potential Outcomes Approach

Sunil Mithas
Sunil Mithas
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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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M. S. Krishnan
M. S. Krishnan
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Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Sunil Mithas

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Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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M. S. Krishnan

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Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Published Online:18 Dec 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.1080.0184

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