Econometric models typically do not say anything about causality. For example, the coefficients in OLS are just correlation, i.e. one unit increase in X is associated with $\beta$ increase in Y. Let's say that we regress "happiness" on "being married." It's impossible to tell which way does the causal relation flow, or if "happiness" and "being married" are both caused by a third factor altogether.

In contrast, causal models explicitly think about when we can claim that an effect is causal.

Many academic fields are overlapping, yet have a surprising ignorance of each other. Tenure is largely independent of one's knowledge outside one's own field.