The Kenneth C. Griffin Applied Economics Incubator
The Causality Challenge
Undergraduate Summer 2022 Research Funding

Causality Challenge - Instructions and Data

The Griffin Applied Economics Incubator invites submissions for The Causality Challenge beginning December 1, 2021. The Causality Challenge intends to discover and develop talent in applying econometrics and machine learning for prediction and causal inference.

For the prediction aspect of the Challenge, participants will be asked to predict specified variable(s) from a training set, and results will be assessed based on prediction performance on the test set. For the causality aspect, participants will be asked to estimate the causal effect of one specified variable on another and explain/motivate the approach taken. To assess the results for the causal inference part, the jury will consider the credibility of the research approach as well as the plausibility of the final estimate.

Below please find the links to the Instructions and Data Sets needed to complete the Challenge. You may upload all files through this application form, however, if you run into any technical issues, please contact Diana Smith dianas@uchicago.edu, or Kayla Wierzbicki kwierzbicki@uchicago.edu.

Causality Challenge Instructions

Causality Challenge Datasets

Who may apply: Rising second-, third-, and fourth-year UChicago students may apply to participate in the RA program.

Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated ability in/knowledge of some or all of the following:

Knowledge of one or more programming languages required (R, Python, Matlab)
Statistics, Economics, Math, Computer Science
Communication and presentation skills
Professionalism, reliability and ability to work as part of at team

Your Contact Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Your CV/Unofficial Transcript

Please upload a copy of your CV *

Unofficial copy of transcript *

Please indicate if you have a faculty member in mind you would like to work with in Summer 2022:

Name of Faculty and Department

Causality Challenge - Submission Files

.csv or .txt file containing predicted values of click *

a script (.do, .R, or using any language of your choice) containing your code for both Prediction and Causality *

a pdf file containing your estimates and write-up for Causality *

Please submit your application by January 9, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Diana Smith at dianas@uchicago.edu.

The Kenneth C. Griffin Applied Economics IncubatorThe Causality ChallengeUndergraduate Summer 2022 Research Funding

The Kenneth C. Griffin Applied Economics Incubator
The Causality Challenge
Undergraduate Summer 2022 Research Funding