Date & Time: 16th Thursday, February 2017 17:00 - 18:30 Venue: Basement Floor, "Mizuho Hall", Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, East Bldg. Yoshida Campus, (No.5 building in the map) http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/yoshida/main.html Language: English Speaker： Dr. Katsuo Kogure, (Osaka University) Title: "Some Remarks on the Causal Inference for Historical Persistence" Abstract: A growing body of literature examines the relationships between historical events and contemporary economic outcomes. Using detailed historical data and contemporary microdata from individuals and/or households, recent studies estimate causal effects. In this paper, we discuss conceptual and econometric issues inherent in the causal inference following the potential outcomes framework. We also discuss a simple alternative approach that is [ Read More ]