Textbook
Joshua D. Angrist and J?rn-Steffen Pischke (2014) Mastering 'Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect
Stephen L. Morgan, & Winship, C. (2014). Counterfactuals and Causal inference. Cambridge University Press (Ch. 1-4 and some other parts will be covered in class)
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