Causal Inference Introduction: "Prediction" vs. "Causal Inference"

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This 10-page introduction covers the following topics. 

Many links to online books, useful blogs, and open-source packages are included. 

Prediction vs. Causal Inference

  1. Two Traditions and Resource List
  2. What Can Go Wrong with Observational Data?
  3. Two Approaches in Econometrics: Reduced-form vs. Structural
  4. Data Types: cross-sectional data, time-series data, panel data





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