Matthew Blackwell

Matthew Blackwell

Associate Professor of Government
Harvard University

About Me

Hello. I am an Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University. I am also an affiliate of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science.

I study political methodology, with a focus on dynamic causal inference, instrumental variables, experimental design, missing data, and panel data. I am also a co-author of the book Deep Roots on the lasting effects of slavery on political attitudes in the US South.

I teach several courses on political methodology. You might be interested in my materials on causal inference, on graduate linear modeling, or on undergraduate data science for the social sciences.

A draft manuscript of my PhD-level textbook, A User’s Guide to Statistical Inference and Regression is also available. Please let me know if you have any feedback on it!