# kaal:claim:2715083-027

**Claim.** The confluence trends identified are correlational, not causal: the author expressly disclaims any claim of cause and effect and presents the peripheral effects as long term possibilities warranting monitoring.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- scope limitation stated by the author for the entire implications analysis

**Source quote.**

> The emerging process of confluence of mutual and hedge funds can have unexpected peripheral effects that may themselves reinforce confluence of the two asset classes. I do not claim cause and effect in this context.

**From.** Kaal, *Confluence of Mutual and Private Funds* (2016), V. Implications of Confluence, page 16

**Cite as.** Kaal, Confluence of Mutual and Private Funds (2016). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2715083

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `b5c92186260d4a8499a14f81ee24ace093b24e7740af3effcd1c526fa4fa221e` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202016%20-%20Confluence%20of%20Mutual%20and%20Private%20Funds.pdf

**Topics.** research-methods

**Keywords.** methodology, causal-inference, scope-limitation, confluence

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