Course Materials

Module 0: Introductions and Statistics Refresher

Lectures

• Lecture 1 – Introduction and Statistics Refresher
• Lecture 2 – Causality and Correlation

Pre-Class Prompts

• Lecture 2 Prompt

(Optional) Python Bootcamp

• 📓 Download Notebook
• ☁️ Open in Google Colab
• 📊 Download Dataset

Homework

• Assignment 0: Statistics Refresher

Module 1: The Gold Standard

Lectures

• Lecture 3 – The Magic of Randomized Control Trials
• Lecture 4 – Problems with Experiments
• Lecture 5 – Online Experiments

Pre-Class Prompts

• Lecture 3 Prompt
• Lecture 4 Prompt
• Lecture 5 Prompt

Homework

• Assignment 1: Randomized Experiments
  • 📓 Download Notebook
  • ☁️ Open in Google Colab
  • 📊 Download Dataset

Module 2: Universal Basic Income

Lectures

• Lecture 6 – Friedman's Permanent Income Hypothesis
• Lecture 7 – Regression! (Motivated by Understanding the Effect of UBI)
• Lecture 8 – Empirical Evidence on the Effect of Unearned Income
• Lecture 9 – Heterogeneous Treatment Effects and Random Forests

Pre-Class Prompts

• Lecture 6 Prompt
• Lecture 7 Prompt
• Lecture 8 Prompt
• Lecture 9 Prompt

Homework

• Assignment 2: Universal Basic Income
  • 📓 Download Notebook
  • ☁️ Open in Google Colab
  • 📊 Download Dataset

Module 3: Returns to Education

Lectures

• Lecture 10 – Returns to Education
• Lecture 11 – Instrumental Variables
• Lecture 12 – The Return of Instrumental Variables
• Lecture 13 – Regression Discontinuity

Pre-Class Prompts

• Lecture 10 Prompt
• Lecture 11 Prompt
• Lecture 12 Prompt
• Lecture 13 Prompt

Homework

• Assignment 3: Returns to Education
  • 📓 Download Notebook
  • ☁️ Open in Google Colab
  • 📊 Download Dataset

Module 4: Panel Data

Lectures

• Lecture 14 – Panel Data!
• Lecture 15 – Difference-in-Differences
• Lecture 16 – Sparsity and Low-rankness
• Lecture 17 – Synthetic Control (and course recap)

Pre-Class Prompts

• Lecture 14 Prompt
• Lecture 15 Prompt
• Lecture 16 Prompt
• Lecture 17 Prompt

Homework

• Assignment 4: Economic Impact of Brexit
  • 📓 Download Notebook
  • ☁️ Open in Google Colab
  • 📊 Download Dataset

Additional Materials

Full Syllabus

• Full Syllabus (PDF)

Project Guidelines

• Project Guidelines