Causal Inference and the People's Health

The Causal Revolution has greatly advanced epidemiology's understanding of causal effects, but the cost of advancement has been to narrow the scope of permissible questions. In their excellent book, Schwartz and Prins propose a solution: a theoretical framework integrating the strengths of modern causal inference with sociologic and epidemiologic theory. * Eleanor Murray, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health * Insightful, intellectually honest, and a pleasure to read. Concisely unpacks recent debates on causal inference, and provides a path forward for a scientifically rigorous epidemiology that still generates knowledge about how the social world impacts health so that we as a society can decide what to do about it. * Ana V. Diez Roux, Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health * This book is a true gem. It illuminates the most fundamental questions we face about the uses of epidemiology to improve health and expand human rights. Exceptionally profound and scholarly, yet written with extraordinary clarity, it is accessible to anyone who wants to learn about or engage with these questions. * Ezra Susser, Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute *