PLSC 40601 — Advanced Topics in Causal Inference (Spring 2026)

Repository for the Spring 2026 syllabus and public course materials for PLSC 40601 at the University of Chicago.

Readings are distributed privately and are intentionally not stored in this public repository.

Repository structure

• assets/: shared bibliography, LaTeX style files, and figure assets
• docs/: GitHub Pages site source for the public course website
• slides/: lecture deck source files and slide-authoring guidance
• materials/: standalone worked examples and method notes
• assignments/: assignment and project prompts
• code/: in-class and section code
• reference/: supplemental reference notes and handouts
• syllabus_PLSC40601-2026.tex: current syllabus source

Historical 2024 materials remain in the repository while the 2026 refresh is underway.