The fundamental problem of causality

Content for Thursday, October 12, 2023

Readings

• Chapter 3 in Impact Evaluation in Practice (Gertler et al. 2016)
• Chapter 2 in Running Randomized Evaluations (Glennerster and Takavarasha 2013)

Videos

Please watch the following from this YouTube playlist.

• Econometrics: The Path from Cause to Effect
• Ceteris Paribus: Public vs. Private University
• Selection Bias: Will You Make More Going to a Private University?

You can also watch the playlist (and skip around to different sections) here:

Slides

On the day of class, you will find my slides on Canvas.

References

Gertler, Paul J., Sebastian Martinez, Patrick Premand, Laura B. Rawlings, and Christel M. J. Vermeersch. 2016. Impact Evaluation in Practice. 2nd ed. Inter-American Development Bank; World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/25030.

Glennerster, Rachel, and Kudzai Takavarasha. 2013. Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press. http://runningres.com/.