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Causal Inference with Applications
GOV 2003

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as STAT 286

Course Information

Description

Substantive questions in empirical scientific and policy research are typically causal. This class introduces students to both statistical theory and the practice of causal inference. As theoretical frameworks, we discuss potential outcomes, causal graphs, randomization and model-based inference, sensitivity analysis, and partial identification. We also cover important methodological tools, including randomized experiments, regression discontinuity designs, matching, regression, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and dynamic causal models.

Course Notes

Prerequisite: Gov 2001 and Gov 2002.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Government
Course Component Seminar
Subject Government
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements Course open to Graduate Students Only
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 18, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level Primarily for Graduate Students