ECON 437. Methods for Causal Inference.
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ECON 437
Methods for Causal Inference.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Foundations for empirical methods in causal inference in empirical economics. Standard Ordinary Least Squares model and its limitations, counterfactual analysis, including randomized experiments, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity.
- Prerequisite(s): ECON 337, ECON 338
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