Handbook of Causal Analysis for Social Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
A History of Causal Analysis in the Social Sciences....Pages 9-26
Types of Causes....Pages 27-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
Research Design: Toward a Realistic Role for Causal Analysis....Pages 45-73
Causal Models and Counterfactuals....Pages 75-90
Mixed Methods and Causal Analysis....Pages 91-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Fixed Effects, Random Effects, and Hybrid Models for Causal Analysis....Pages 113-132
Heteroscedastic Regression Models for the Systematic Analysis of Residual Variances....Pages 133-152
Group Differences in Generalized Linear Models....Pages 153-166
Counterfactual Causal Analysis and Nonlinear Probability Models....Pages 167-187
Causal Effect Heterogeneity....Pages 189-213
New Perspectives on Causal Mediation Analysis....Pages 215-242
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Graphical Causal Models....Pages 245-273
The Causal Implications of Mechanistic Thinking: Identification Using Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs)....Pages 275-299
Eight Myths About Causality and Structural Equation Models....Pages 301-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Heterogeneous Agents, Social Interactions, and Causal Inference....Pages 331-352
Social Networks and Causal Inference....Pages 353-374
Front Matter....Pages 375-375
Partial Identification and Sensitivity Analysis....Pages 377-402
What You Can Learn from Wrong Causal Models....Pages 403-424