{"id":1561,"date":"2025-09-17T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=1561"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:37:39","slug":"2026-causality-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.unifr.ch\/pophealthlab\/?page_id=1561","title":{"rendered":"2026 Causality Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2026 Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We were delighted to host the 2026 Symposium of Causal Inference in the Health Sciences<\/em>, which was held on the 18th of March, 2026<\/em> at the University of Fribourg<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event aims to create a space for early-stage researchers to network and learn from the leading experts in causal inference in Switzerland and networking with international invited faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Program<\/strong><\/p>

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9:30 <\/strong><\/td>Opening<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
9:45<\/strong><\/strong>  <\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Welcome and Introduction<\/strong>
Prof. Martin Huber<\/a>, Professor of Applied Econometrics and Policy Evaluation, University of Fribourg<\/td><\/tr>
 9.50<\/strong><\/td>Session 1<\/strong> – Nutritional Benefits of Fostering: Evidence from Longitudinal Data in South Africa<\/strong>
Dr. Elsa Gautrain<\/a>, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Fribourg<\/td><\/tr>
 10.20<\/strong><\/td>Session 2 – Measuring the Effects of Population-Level Interventions Using Healthcare Claims Data<\/strong>
Dr. Aur\u00e9lien Sallin, Economist and Lecturer, SWICA and the University of St. Gallen.<\/td><\/tr>
10.50 <\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Coffee break<\/td><\/tr>
11.15 <\/strong><\/td>Flash Talk Presentations I<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
12.00<\/strong><\/td>Session <\/strong>3 – Heterogeneous data can help when dealing with hidden confounding
<\/strong><\/strong>Prof. Jonas Peters<\/a>, Professor of Statistics, Department of Mathematics, ETH Zurich<\/td><\/tr>
13.00<\/strong><\/td>Lunch<\/td><\/tr>
14.00 <\/strong><\/td>Session <\/strong>4 – Double Machine Learning and Causal Forests
<\/strong>Asst. Prof. Jana Mareckova<\/a>, Assistant Professor in Econometrics, Swiss Institute of Empirical Economic Research, University of St. Gallen. <\/td><\/tr>
14.45<\/strong><\/td>Coffee break <\/td><\/tr>
15.00<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Flash Talk Presentations II<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
16.00<\/strong><\/td>Closing Remarks<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Venue<\/strong><\/p>

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The University of Fribourg, Site P\u00e9rolles, P\u00e9rolles 21 (PER21)<\/a>, Room A130. 20-minute walk from the SBB Fribourg Station or a 6 minute bus ride with buses 1, 3, 8 and 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For other suggested routes, tickets and timetables please check the SBB Website<\/a> or Google Maps.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Information on past Causality Symposiums can be found here: 2025<\/strong><\/a>, 2024<\/a><\/strong>, and 2023<\/a><\/strong>. For any inquiry or additional question, please contact pophealthlab@unifr.ch.<\/strong><\/a> We look forward to seeing you at future iterations of the symposium!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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