Treatment Effect Models with Strategic Interaction in Treatment Decisions

This study considers treatment effect models in which others' treatment decisions can affect one's own treatment and outcome. Focusing on the case of two-player interactions, we formulate treatment decision behavior as a complete information game with multiple equilibria. Using a latent index framework and assuming a stochastic equilibrium selection, we prove that the marginal treatment effect from one's own treatment and that from the partner can be identified separately. Based on our constructive identification results, we propose a two-step semiparametric procedure for estimating the marginal treatment effects using series approximation. We show that the proposed estimator is uniformly consistent and asymptotically normally distributed. As an empirical illustration, we investigate the impacts of risky behaviors on adolescents' academic performance

Schr\"odinger uncertainty relation, Wigner-Yanase-Dyson skew information and metric adjusted correlation measure

In this paper, we give a Schr\"odinger-type uncertainty relation using the Wigner-Yanase-Dyson skew information. In addition, we give Schr\"odinger-type uncertainty relation by use of a two-parameter extended correlation measure. Moreover, we give the further generalization for Schr\"odinger-type uncertainty relation by metric adjusted correlation measure. These results generalize our previous result in [Phys. Rev. A, Vol.82(2010), 034101].Comment: Section 3 was revise

Bounds of the logarithmic mean

We give tight bounds for logarithmic mean. We also give new Frobenius norm inequalities for two positive semidefinite matrices. In addition, we give some matrix inequalities on matrix power mean.Comment: The second assertion in (i) of Proposition 5.2 was modified. (This modification shows our means are better bounds than the standard Riemann sum for the logarithmic mean.

On trace inequalities and their applications to noncommutative communication theory

Certain trace inequalities related to matrix logarithm are shown. These results enable us to give a partial answer of the open problem conjectured by A.S.Holevo. That is, concavity of the auxiliary function which appears in the random coding exponent as the lower bound of the quantum reliability function for general quantum states is proven in the case of $0\leq s\leq 1$.Comment: 8 page