Causal Inference and Data Analytics (5 cr)

Code:
26030
Field:
Econometrics
Target:
Bachelor's students
Organiser:
Hanken School of Economics
Instructor:
Ari Hyytinen
Period:
Period 3
Format:
Participation in teaching
Method:
Contact teaching
Venue:
Hanken
Enrollment:

In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/Moodle pages the primary source of information.

Aalto, Hanken and UH economics students can enroll through their home university’s SISU. Further instructions are available on the How to enroll? page, also for students from other universities.

If you would like to count the credits towards your degree, please check your curriculum or contact your supervisor or student services for guidance.

  • A Moodle course key will be sent by email (to your Hanken email address) or it is posted as a message in Sisu couple of days before the course starts.
  • Log in with your Hanken username to be able to use all the features of the course workspace.
  • More tips for enrolling in Moodle can be found here.

Course description yet to be updated for 2025-2027.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  • identify and explain key concepts and methods used in causal inference
  • explain what causality means and why and when causal inference methods work
  • interpret research that uses such methods and, when relevant, present well-founded critique of research papers
  • use an econometric software
  • plan and implement a small-scale empirical research project using causal inference methods.