This is an experiment to see if I can create valuable content to readers that is similar to what I have historically created on social media (@causalinf) and in my textbook, Causal Inference: the Mixtape (https://mixtape.scunning.com). That is, it will be a mixture of material on topics that include theories of causal inference as contained in counterfactual tradition (Pearl, Rubin, etc.), econometric estimation, data that I like, R and Stata code for estimation, new applied work in economics and the quantitative social sciences, as well as personal reflections on joy and pain in life itself and opinions about the economics profession.
The format of the newsletter will be regular medium length explainers so to speak whenever possible, but also occasionally my own personal reflections and opinions. I will sometimes include interviews with others, as well as links to merchandise priced at cost that I think readers might like, such as previous year’s #AEA5k tee shirts and bumper stic…
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