Scott Cunningham

professor of economics
baylor university

Mixtape Sessions

Mixtape Sessions is an international teaching initiative created by Scott Cunningham to democratize access to causal inference. It is the home of accessible, hands-on, and equity-conscious workshops taught by leading economists and researchers working at the frontier of applied econometrics and design-based inference.

Since 2021, we’ve hosted over 50 workshops reaching more than 8,000 participants. Our core series—The Classics—follows the structure of Scott’s book Causal Inference: The Mixtape (amazon). These workshops are open to students, practitioners, and researchers of all levels, and emphasize comprehension, competency, and confidence through hands-on coding labs and interactive apps.

Workshop Series

  • Causal Inference I: Foundations of causal inference using potential outcomes, randomization, DAGs, unconfoundedness, instrumental variables, and regression discontinuity designs.
  • Causal Inference II: Modern DiD, event studies, and complex designs (e.g., differential timing).
  • Causal Inference III: Synthetic control methods for panel data.

Other Tracks

  • The Singles: Accessible one-off workshops on specific tools and ideas, such as The Hidden Curriculum.
  • The Deep Cuts: Advanced series led by guest instructors delving into frontiers of causal inference.

Pricing & Access

We are committed to equitable access. Pricing is determined by career stage and location:

  • $1 — Residents of low-income countries or India
  • $50 — Students, predocs, postdocs, residents of middle-income countries, and the unemployed
  • $95 — Non-tenure-track lecturers or those with a high teaching load
  • $595 — Full price (includes one-on-one office hours with Scott)

All registered participants receive full access to course materials, including slides, exercises, apps, and recordings. Past workshop materials are publicly available in our GitHub repository.

Note: We do not sell past workshop recordings. Recordings are made available only to those who attend a live session.

Sign up here to view upcoming workshops and secure your spot.

Speaking Engagements

Scott also offers custom in-person or virtual workshops for academic departments, firms, and organizations. Previous workshops have been held at Facebook, eBay, Twitch, University of Copenhagen, London School of Economics, Oxford, and more. To schedule one, please contact his assistant Priscilla Cunningham for availability and logistics.