Search Results - subject:"Regression Discontinuity Designs"

Optimal Bandwidth Choice for the Regression Discontinuity Estimator

Imbens, Guido W.; Kalyanaraman, Karthik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

, regression discontinuity designs Corresponding author: Guido Imbens Department of Economics Harvard University 1805 … methods weuse datapreviouslyanalyzed byLee (2008) in one of the most convincing applications of regression discontinuity … designs. Lee studies the incumbency advantage in elections. His identification strategy is based on the discontinuity …

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Inclusion of quasi-experimental studies in systematic reviews of health systems research

Rockers, Peter C.; Røttingen, John-Arne; Shemilt, Ian; … - In: Health Policy 119 (2015) 4, pp. 511-521

Systematic reviews of health systems research commonly limit studies for evidence synthesis to randomized controlled trials. However, well-conducted quasi-experimental studies can provide strong evidence for causal inference. With this article, we aim to stimulate and inform discussions on...

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Chapter 7. Endogeneity in Empirical Corporate Finance 1

Roberts, Michael R.; Whited, Toni M. - 2013

This chapter discusses how applied researchers in corporate finance can address endogeneity concerns. We begin by reviewing the sources of endogeneity—omitted variables, simultaneity, and measurement error—and their implications for inference. We then discuss in detail a number of...

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School Responsiveness to Quality Rankings: An Empirical Analysis of Secondary Education in the Netherlands

Koning, Pierre; Wiel, Karen - In: De Economist 160 (2012) 4, pp. 339-355

This paper assesses the response of Dutch secondary schools to the publication of relative quality ratings in a national newspaper (Trouw). Our research design exploits the discontinuities in the ranking formula that was used to generate five consecutive levels for the overall quality of...

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Statistical Power for Regression Discontinuity Designs in Education: Empirical Estimates of Design Effects Relative to Randomized Controlled Trials.

Deke, John; Dragoset, Lisa - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

Using data from four previously published education studies, this working paper finds that a study using a regression discontinuity design needs between 9 and 17 times as many schools or students as a randomized controlled trial to produce an impact with the same level of statistical precision....

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School responsiveness to quality rankings : an empirical analysis of secondary education in the Netherlands

Koning, Pierre; Wiel, Karen van der - In: De economist : Netherlands economic review ; quarterly … 160 (2012) 4, pp. 339-355

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