37 citations · 65 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
econ.EM2021★ 28 cited
Double Machine Learning and Automated Confounder Selection -- A Cautionary Tale
Paul Hünermund, Beyers Louw, Itamar Caspi
Double machine learning (DML) has become an increasingly popular tool for automated variable selection in high-dimensional settings. Even though the ability to deal with a large nu…
econ.EM2020★ 37 cited
On the Nuisance of Control Variables in Regression Analysis
Paul Hünermund, Beyers Louw
Control variables are included in regression analyses to estimate the causal effect of a treatment on an outcome. In this paper, we argue that the estimated effect sizes of control…
econ.EM2019
Causal Inference and Data Fusion in Econometrics
Paul Hünermund, Elias Bareinboim
Learning about cause and effect is arguably the main goal in applied econometrics. In practice, the validity of these causal inferences is contingent on a number of critical assump…