Causal Inference: History, Perspectives, Adventures, and Unification (An Interview with Judea Pearl)

Abstract

In October 2022, the journal Observational Studies published interviews with 4 causal inference contributors, James Heckman, Jamie Robins, Don Rubin and myself [Observational Studies, 2022, 8(2):7–94. https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/48885]. My interview (with Ian Shrier) was conducted in June 2019, and is provided below as published. The only change made is the References section, which was incomplete in the published version. Fundamental disagreements with the other three interviewees and commentaries will be further discussed and posted on my blog.