Causal Data Analysis

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Syllabus

  • A general framework for causal data analysis.
  • Designing and analyzing randomized experiments.
  • Regression-based causal analysis with observational data.
  • Matching methods for observational data.
  • Difference-in-differences designs.
  • Panel data methods: fixed effects and first differences.
  • Synthetic control methods.
  • Event-time analysis and dynamic treatment effects.
  • Regression discontinuity design.
  • Instrumental variables and causal identification.

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