Practical Introduction to Regression Discontinuity Designs - Foundations

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The sharp RD design; 3. RD plots; 4. The continuity-based approach to RD analysis; 5. Validation and falsification of the RD design; 6. Final remarks.

Summary

An accessible and practical guide for the analysis and interpretation of regression discontinuity (RD) designs. The focus is on the canonical sharp RD setup that has the following features: (i) the score is continuously distributed and has only one dimension, (ii) there is only one cutoff, and (iii) compliance with the treatment assignment is perfect.

Product details

• Authors: Matias Cattaneo, Matias (Princeton University Cattaneo, Matias D Cattaneo, Matias D. Cattaneo, Matias D. (Princeton University Cattaneo, Matias D. (University of Michigan Cattaneo, CATTANEO MATIAS, Nicolas Idrobo, Nicolás Idrobo, Nicolas (University of Michigan Idrobo, Nicolas (University of Pennsylvania) Idrobo, Rocio Titiunik, Rocío Titiunik, Rocio (Princeton University Titiunik, Rocio (University of Michigan Titiunik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108710206
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71020-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Elements in Quantitative and C; Elements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
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