Causal Inference and Economics of Crime | Prof. Scott Cunningham

Professor Scott Cunningham's Research Agenda has spanned over the field of crime and risky behaviours, with articularly interested in the effects of technology and policy on sex work. His research includes a paper on 'Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health'. He is currently writing a book for Yale University Press on causal inference and research designs with the quantitative social sciences.

In this session, the audience was exposed to the contemporary theory of causal inference as expressed in the counterfactual tradition, and its application in the economics of crime.