Bei der Bewertung von Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Corona-Pandemie muss zwingend zwischen Korrelation und Kausalität unterschieden werden. Ein simpler Abgleich des zeitlichen Verlaufs der Neuinfektionen mit dem zeitlichen Verlauf der Abwehrmaßnahmen ist unzureichend: Menschen passen in der...

Arguably, one of the most important developments in the field of applied economics during the last decades has been the emergence of systematic policy evaluation, with its distinct focus on the establishment of causality. By contrast to the natural sciences, the objects of our scientific...

Arguably, one of the most important developments in the field of applied economics during the last decades has been the emergence of systematic policy evaluation, with its distinct focus on the establishment of causality. By contrast to the natural sciences, the objects of our scientific...