Course Materials

On this page you will find the lecture slides and videos as well as links to papers with textbook-like applications of each technique. You can find more resources on learning R and learning econometrics and causal inference under Resources.

0 Housekeeping

Slides

1 Foundations of Causal Inference: DAGs

Slides

Videos

These two videos explain the foundations of causal inference based on directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)

2 Regression Recap

Slides

3 The Potential Outcomes Framework and Randomised Experiments

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4 Matching

Slides A, Slides B

5 Instrumental Variables

Slides

Videos

The following five videos cover instrumental variables and applications:

6 Regression Discontinuity

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Videos

7 Difference-in-Differences

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Videos

8 Synthetic Control

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Videos