Causal Inference

5 credits

Statistical methods for inference about counterfactuals. Focuses on uncovering causal relationships, whereby the researcher is interested in quantifying the effect of a cause on one or more outcome variables of interest. Program evaluation with data from randomized control trials, matching, instrumental variables and LATE, difference-in-difference, synthetic controls, and regression discontinuity design (sharp and fuzzy). Prerequisite: ECON 482; recommended: MATH 126