Dia: 28/04/2016
Horario: 9h as 12h e 13:30h as 16:30h
Local: Sala C-116, Instituto de Matematica, Centro de Tecnologia, UFRJ

Titulo: Introduction to Causal Inference: Philosophy, Framework, and Key Methods

Erica E. M. Moodie
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health
McGill University, Canada

Abstract:
In this workshop, causal inference will be introduced from first principles, surveying approaches for a single-interval through to methods for longitudinal data. Beginning with the philosophical developments of causality as the study of etiology, confounding and the counterfactual framework will be explained. The propensity score and the concept of covariate balance will then be considered. Finally, estimators of marginal effects will be considered, focusing first on the effect of a time-fixed treatment and then proceeding to the more complex setting of time-varying treatments.

Sub-sections
1. Causality, confounding and the counterfactual framework
2. Marginal effects for time-fixed treatments
3. Marginal effects for time-varying treatments