Graph Neural Networks for Generalized Mundlak Estimator under Network Confounding
网络混杂下基于图神经网络的广义 Mundlak 估计量
This paper proposes a generalized Mundlak estimator based on graph neural networks (GME-GNN). The estimator is designed to mitigate bias arising from group-level heterogeneity and to accommodate within-group dependence among individuals. Traditional fixed-effects models handle group heterogeneity via group-specific intercepts, but require overly strict linear additivity and intra-group independence assumptions, and are confined to within-group comparisons. Rather than…