Evidence for causal mechanisms in social science: Recommendations from Woodward’s manipulability theory of causation

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1296-1307

  Runhardt, Rosa W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84951964364     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/683679     Document Type: Article

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