Microeconometría Aplicada / Inferencia Causal
Graduate applied microeconometrics and causal inference: randomized experiments, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, and panel data, with slides and problem sets.
Spring 2026
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
R Code
Fall 2025
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
R Code
Fall 2023
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 0 - Admin
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 10B - Difference-in-Differences Examples
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 13 - Implementing the methods
R Code
Project/Homework
Spring 2023
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 0 - Admin
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
- native LaTeX file
R Code
Project/Homework
Fall 2021
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 0 - Admin
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
R Code
Project/Homework
Fall 2020
Syllabus
Slides
- Lecture 0 - Admin
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 1 - Intro to R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 2 - Working with data in R
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 3 - Basics of programming
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 4 - Stats review
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 5 - Summarizing data
- native LaTeX file
- Lecture 6 - Potential outcomes and the experimental ideal
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 7 - OLS review
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 8 - Beyond the basics of OLS
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 9 - Panel Data
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 10 - Difference-in-Differences
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 11 - Instrumental Variables
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes
- Lecture 12 - Regression Discontinuity
- native LaTeX file
- Slides with notes