Week 09 - Causal Inference

Slides

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To do before class

• Talk by Dan Graham (22min. video)
  where he clearly explains the main issues about causality using
  transport studies as the domain of application.
• Talk by George Davey Smith about causality in epidemiology
  (30min. video). Some of the
  concepts here are a bit advanced, but the examples are great.

Related readings

• Chapter 9 of (Gelman & Hill, 2006) is a good introduction into causality
  in regression models. Chapter 10 of the same book covers a bit more advanced
  topics.
• (Angrist & Pischke, 2008) is one of the best treatments of causal inference
  but is not entirely introductory. A gentler coverage of similar topics is
  available on a more recent book (Angrist & Pischke, 2014).

References

1. Angrist, J. D., & Pischke, J.-S. (2014). Mastering’metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect. Princeton University Press.
2. Angrist, J. D., & Pischke, J.-S. (2008). Mostly harmless econometrics: An empiricist’s companion. Princeton university press.
3. Gelman, A., & Hill, J. (2006). Data analysis using regression and multilevel/hierarchical models. Cambridge University Press.