Tangential Wasserstein ProjectionsDownload PDF

Published: 01 Feb 2023, Last Modified: 12 Mar 2024Submitted to ICLR 2023Readers: Everyone
Keywords: Optimal Transport, Wasserstein, Generalized geodesics, Projection, Tangent Cone, Causal Inference
Abstract: We develop a notion of projections between sets of probability measures using the geometric properties of the $2$-Wasserstein space. It is designed for general multivariate probability measures, is computationally efficient to implement, and provides a unique solution in regular settings. The idea is to work on regular tangent cones of the Wasserstein space using generalized geodesics. Its structure and computational properties make the method applicable in a variety of settings, from causal inference to the analysis of object data. An application to estimating causal effects yields a generalization of the notion of synthetic controls for systems with general heterogeneity described via multivariate probability measures, as well as a way to estimate optimal weights jointly over all time periods.
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