Economics, Causal Inference for Economics - An Introduction, Second Cycle

Education facts

Code: NA439A

Most questions of interest in economics questions are fundamentally questions of causality rather than simply questions of description or association. For example, economists aims to find out the effects of a job-training program on an individual's employment prospects. The course aims 1) to present the basic framework for causal inference and the assumptions needed for causal inference and 2) to describe and to use the most popular analysis methods including detailed applications are included, with special focus on practical aspects for an empirical analysis.

Entry requirements

First-cycle courses of 75 credits in Economics including an independent project of 15 credits. Statistics, Basic Course, 15 credits and Data Mining and Business Analytics, Basic Course, 15 credits, alternatively Statistics, Basic Course, 15 credits and 7,5 credits in regression analysis/econometrics/scientific method within economic or statistics. The applicant must also have qualifications corresponding to the course English 6/ English level 2 from the Swedish Upper Secondary School.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Economics, Causal Inference for Economics - An Introduction, Second Cycle

  Örebro University

  Örebro

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 4 October 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %