Causal Inference Basics

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Topics and Objectives

• Randomized trials, observational study and propensity score weighting
• Average treatment effect and conditional average treatment effect
• Doubly robust estimators
• Unobserved confounders and instrumental variables

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Week 8 (Oct 14 and Oct 16)

• Oct 14: [Randomized Control Trial]
• Oct 16: [Propensity Score Weighting]

Homework 4

• [Homework 4] [Source]
• Due Nov 5, 11:59PM CT

Week 9 (Oct 21 and Oct 23)

• Oct 21: [Doubly Robust Estimators]
• Oct 23: [Instrumental Variables]
• Data: Return to School.DTA from Cameron (2022). You need the haven package to read this data.