Regression, matching, and ‘big data’

Content for Thursday, November 2, 2023

Readings

• Chapter 2 in Mastering Metrics (2015) Get the PDF here. (Angrist and Pischke 2015)
• Chapter 12 in Methods Matter (Murnane and Willett 2011)

Slides

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

References

Angrist, Joshua D., and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. 2015. Mastering ’Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

Murnane, Richard J., and John B. Willett. 2011. Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.