Schedule of Topics

February 6: Introduction to the Course

February 9, 11, 13: Selection Bias and the Experimental Ideal

February 16, 18, 20: Regression

February 23, 25, 27: 2x2 Difference-in-Differences (DD I)

March 2, 4, 6: Diff-in-Diff in Panel Data (DD III)

March 9, 11, 13: Two-Way Fixed Effects (DD III)

April 6, 8, 10: Treatment-on-the-Treated

April 13, 15, 17: Instrumental Variables

April 20, 22, 24: Regression Discontinuity

April 27: Randomization in Practice

April 29: Power Calculations

May 4: Cluster-Randomzied Trials

May 6: Choosing Covariates

There is no class on March 16, 18, and 20 or on May 11, 13, and 15 as we will be doing one-on-one Stata/R/Python skills assessments.