Session: Wednesday 9th July AM (09.15 - 12.45)

Title: Microeconometric Methods to Identify Causal Effects - Theory and Applications

Convenor:

Professor Sascha Becker (CAGE and Dept of Economics @ University of Warwick)

Abstract Details

This sessions presents popular methods to identify causal effects, used in the applied social sciences, such as instrumental variables (IV), regression-discontinuity design (RDD), Difference-in-differences (DiD), and Matching/Synth Control Method (SCM) and applications thereof.

The level of the session is: Accessible

Presentation details

There will be a coffee break from 10.45 - 11.15

Presentation 1

Start time: 09:15

Presentation title:Instrumental variables estimation: theory, intuition and applications

Author: Dr Mirko Draca (CAGE and Dept of Economics @ University of Warwick)

Presentation 2

Start time: 10:00

Presentation title:Regression-discontinuity design: theory, intuition and applications

Author: Dr Clément de Chaisemartin (CAGE and Dept of Economics @ University of Warwick)

Presentation 3

Start time: 11:15

Presentation title:Difference-in-differences designs: theory, intuition and applications

Author: Dr Fabian Waldinger (CAGE and Dept of Economics @ University of Warwick)

Presentation 4

Start time: 12:00

Presentation title:Matching and synthetic control methods: theory, intuition and applications

Author: Professor Sascha O. Becker (CAGE and Dept of Economics @ University of Warwick)