Class Material
Week 1: Syllabus Day & Intro to R and Causal Questions
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 01/19 | Syllabus day | |||||
| Wednesday, 01/19 | Installing R & Rstudio | |||||
| Wednesday, 01/19 | Installing Rmarkdown |
Week 2: Randomized Trials
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-W, 01/24-01/26 | The Experimental Ideal | |||||
| Wednesday, 02/02 | A/B testing in practice |
Week 3: Regression I & Inference Review
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 01/31 | Inference Review I | |||||
| Wednesday, 02/02 | Regression: the basics |
Week 4: Regression II & Matching I
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 02/07 | More on Regression | |||||
| Wednesday, 02/09 | Subclassification and Exact Matching |
Week 5: Matching II & Instrumental Variables I
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 02/14 | Propensity Score | |||||
| Wednesday, 02/16 | Instrumental Variables I |
Week 6: Instrumental Variables II and III
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 02/21 | Instrumental Variables II | |||||
| Wednesday, 02/23 | Instrumental Variables III |
Week 7: Midterm Week
Week 8: Fixed Effects
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 03/09 | Fixed Effects and Within Variation |
Week 9: Spring Break
Weeks 10 and 11: Difference-in-Differences
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21-03/30 | Difference-in-Differences |
Week 12: Synthetic Control
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04-04/06 | Synthetic Control Method |
Week 13: Lab Quiz Week
Weeks 14 and 15: Regression Discontinuity
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20-04/27 | Regression Discontinuity Designs |
Week 16: Final Project Week
| Date | Topic | Lecture Notes | R labs | Readings | Podcast | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Due 05/14 | Final Project Guidelines |