Causal Inference Reading Group (Fall 2017)

Organizers:

• Alex D'Amour (Statistics)

• Peng Ding (Statistics)

• Avi Feller (Goldman School of Public Policy, Statistics)

• Will Fithian (Statistics)

• Sam Pimentel (Statistics)

Logistics

Meeting time: Wednesdays 1-3pm, Evans 1011.

Mailing list: casual-group@lists.berkeley.edu (subscribe here)

Google spreadsheet for collaborative scheduling

Reading group tips for presenters and listeners (courtesy Lester Mackey, Percy Liang, and their reading groups)

Theme

The reading group will cover three main subfields: matching including synthetic controls, optimization for experimental designs, and multiple comparisons.