Portrait of Bikram Karmakar

Bikram Karmakar

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics
University of Wisconsin–Madison

I work on causal inference and observational studies, with applications in the social sciences, public policy, health sciences, and marketing.

6647 Morgridge Hall · Madison, WI · bkarmakar@wisc.edu

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Selected Publications

  1. Regression to the mean in regression discontinuity design: Bias and sensitivity analysis. Journal of Causal Inference, 2026.
  2. Degree of interference (with Y. Ohnishi & A. Sabbaghi). JMLR, 2025.
  3. An approximation algorithm for blocking of an experimental design. JRSS-B, 2022.
  4. Reinforced Designs: Multiple Instruments Plus Control Groups as Evidence Factors (with Dylan Small & Paul Rosenbaum). JASA, 2021.

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