Tag: Potential Outcomes Framework

Guido Imbens published a new working paper in which he develops a detailed comparison of the potential outcomes framework (PO) and directed acyclic graphs (DAG) for causal inference in econometrics. I really appreciate this paper, because it introduces a broader audience in economics to DAGs and highlights the complementarity of both approaches for applied econometric work. Continue reading PO vs. DAGs – Comments on Guido Imbens’ New Paper