Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

<p>Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of a butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the 2000 presidential election cost Al Gore votes? Simple cause-and-effect questions such as these are the motivation for much empirical work in the social sciences. In this book, the counterfactual model of causality for observational data analysis is presented, and methods for causal effect estimation are demonstrated using examples from sociology, political science, and economics.</p>

Politics & Social Sciences

Morgan, Stephen L.

Winship, Christopher

Social Sciences

Cambridge University Press

<p>In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis are presented with examples from the social, demographic, and health sciences. Alternative estimation techniques are first introduced using both the potential outcome model and causal graphs; after which, conditioning techniques, such as matching and regression, are presented from a potential outcomes perspective. For research scenarios in which important determinants of causal exposure are unobserved, alternative techniques, such as instrumental variable estimators, longitudinal methods, and estimation via causal mechanisms, are then presented. The importance of causal effect heterogeneity is stressed throughout the book, and the need for deep causal explanation via mechanisms is discussed.</p>

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Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)

Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research (Analytical Methods for Social Research)