CAUSAL MODELS IN HOUSEHOLD AND CONSUMER RESEARCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CNSR SCI 768 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe common methodological approaches used for causal inference in empirical consumer research. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the underlying identification assumptions behind common methodological approaches and describe the key considerations for assessing the validity of these assumptions. Audience: Graduate 3. Critically evaluate and discuss the methodological approaches in recent empirical consumer research, including being able to identify potential limitations to being able to draw causal inferences from the findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Interpret and synthize findings from empirical consumer research, enabling them to communicate research outcomes effectively and with the appropriate caveats to both academic and non-academic audiences. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply modern econometric techniques to analyze observational data in the context of consumer research, with a particular focus on causal inference. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe common methodological approaches used for causal inference in empirical consumer research. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the underlying identification assumptions behind common methodological approaches and describe the key considerations for assessing the validity of these assumptions. Audience: Graduate 3. Critically evaluate and discuss the methodological approaches in recent empirical consumer research, including being able to identify potential limitations to being able to draw causal inferences from the findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Interpret and synthize findings from empirical consumer research, enabling them to communicate research outcomes effectively and with the appropriate caveats to both academic and non-academic audiences. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply modern econometric techniques to analyze observational data in the context of consumer research, with a particular focus on causal inference. Audience: Graduate