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The Econometrics of Causality (ECO-AD-ECONCAU)

ECO-AD-ECONCAU


Department ECO
Course category ECO Advanced courses
Course type Course
Academic year 2023-2024
Term BLOCK 1
Credits 1 (EUI Economics Department)
Professors
Contact Simonsen, Sarah
Sessions

11/09/2023 11:00-13:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

13/09/2023 14:00-16:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

14/09/2023 11:00-13:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

18/09/2023 13:30-15:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

19/09/2023 16:00-18:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

21/09/2023 11:00-13:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

28/09/2023 16:30-18:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

29/09/2023 9:00-11:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

02/10/2023 13:30-15:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

04/10/2023 14:30-16:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

05/10/2023 11:00-13:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

09/10/2023 13:00-15:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

11/10/2023 14:30-16:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

12/10/2023 9:00-11:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

17/10/2023 9:00-11:00 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

18/10/2023 14:30-16:30 @ Conference Room, Villa la Fonte

Purpose

This course will feature 10 2-hour lectures and 3 practical sessions using R.

1. Introduction to Causality, Causal Inference, and different modes of inference (2 lectures)
2. Introduction to observational studies under unconfoundedness: Design, Analysis, Sensitivity (2 lectures)
3. Instrumental variables and beyond (2 lectures)
4. Regression discontinuity designs (2 lectures)
5. Difference in difference, synthetic controls, time series and beyond (2 lectures)

Evaluation and Grading
• Participation (10%)
• Assignments (90%, 30% each)

There will be three take-home assignments (simulation and real data exercises).
 

Description

See syllabus

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Page last updated on 05 September 2023