When are time series predictions causal? The potential system and dynamic causal effects
时间序列预测何时具有因果含义?潜在系统与动态因果效应
The potential system is a nonparametric time series model for assessing the causal impact of moving an assignment at time $t$ on an outcome at future time $t+h$, accounting for the presence of features. The potential system provides nonparametric content for, e.g., time series experiments, time series regression, local projection, impulse response functions and SVARs. It closes a gap between time series causality and nonparametric cross-sectional causal methods, and provides…