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Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs

In fuzzy regression discontinuity (FRD) designs, the treatment effect is identified through a discontinuity in the conditional probability of treatment assignment. We show that when identification is ...
CMAJ

Antenatal corticosteroid administration and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood: a regression discontinuity study

Background: Antenatal corticosteroids reduce respiratory morbidity in preterm infants, but their use during late preterm gestation (34–36 weeks) is limited because their safety for longer-term child ...
International Monetary Fund

Mask Mandates Save Lives

We quantify the effect of mask mandates in the United States. Our regression discontinuity design exploits county-level variation in COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths across the border ...
RIETI独立行政法人経済産業研究所

Regression Discontinuity Designs with a Continuous Treatment

This Non Technical Summary does not constitute part of the above-captioned Discussion Paper but has been prepared for the purpose of providing a bold outline of the paper, based on findings from the ...
RIETI独立行政法人経済産業研究所

Regression Discontinuity Design As a Policy Impact Assessment Methodology - Assumptions, Key Points of Interpretation and Limitations for Practical Application

The Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) is one of the emerging methodology for recent policy impact assessment area. But based on the unique nature of RDD, its assumptions for practical application ...
Harvard Business School

Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia

Khanna, Gaurav, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and Nicolas Torres. "Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia." Economic Journal 133 (August ...