Instrumental variables estimates of peer effects in social networks

The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1973 · 37.8K citations

Social Influence, Communication, Social Structures +17

Instrumental Variables Regression with Weak Instruments

Douglas O. Staiger, James H. Stock · Econometrica · 1997 · 7.1K citations

Econometric Model, Economics, Instrumental Variables Regression +15

The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years

Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler · New England Journal of Medicine · 2007 · 5K citations · Full text

Causality: Models, Reasoning and Inference

Christopher Hitchcock, Judea Pearl · The Philosophical Review · 2001 · 4.8K citations

Reasoning, Economics, Causality +4

Identification of Causal Effects Using Instrumental Variables

Joshua D. Angrist, Guido W. Imbens, Donald B. Rubin · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1996 · 4.1K citations

Treatment Effect, Causal Inference, Iv Estimand +16