Search Results - subject:"Regression Discontinuity design"

Impact Evaluation of the Brazilian Non-Contributory Pension Program Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) on Family Welfare

OLIVEIRA, Pedro Rodrigues de; KASSOUF, Ana Lúcia - Partenariat en Politiques Économiques (PEP), … - 2012

The Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) program is a non‐contributory pension addressed to poor elders over 65 years‐old. This paper evaluates its effects on household composition and on labor market outcomes of the elders and their co‐residing relatives. We could not capture any...

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Means-tested complementary health insurance and healthcare utilisation in France: Evidence from a low-income population

Wittwer, Jérôme; Guthmuller, Sophie - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

This paper assesses the impact of a free complementary health insurance plan introduced in 2000 in France on healthcare utilisation and healthcare expenditures. This free plan pays off most of out-of-pocket expenses and is entitled to the 10% poorest households in France. In order to tackle the...

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Long term impacts of compensatory preschool on health and behavior: Evidence from head start

Carneiro, Pedro; Ginja, Rita - 2012

This paper provides new estimates of the medium and long-term impacts of Head Start on the health and behavioral problems of its participants. We identify these impacts using discontinuities in the probability of participation induced by program eligibility rules. Our strategy allows us to...

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Absorptive Capacity and the Growth and Investment Effects of Regional Transfers: Regression Discontinuity Design with Heterogeneous Treatment Effects

Becker, Sascha O; Egger, Peter H; Von Ehrlich, Maximilian - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2012

Researchers often estimate average treatment effects of programs without investigating heterogeneity across units. Yet, individuals, firms, regions, or countries vary in their ability, e.g., to utilize transfers. We analyze Objec- tive 1 Structural Funds transfers of the European Commission to...

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New Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life Using Air Bag Regulations as a Quasi-Experiment

Rohlfs, Chris; Sullivan, Ryan; Kniesner, Thomas J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Due to Federal regulations, automobile air bag availability was a model-specific discontinuous function of model year for used vehicles in the 1990s and early 2000s. We use these discontinuities and the gradual increase in the supply of air bags to trace out the demand curve for air bags and the...

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A gubernatorial helping hand? : how governors affect presidential elections

Erikson, Robert S.; Folke, Olle; Snyder Jr., James M. - 2012

party holds office at a different level. -- Presidential Elections ; Regression Discontinuity Design ; Electoral Balancing … discontinuity design. The basic idea behind this is that in very close elections the party of the governor is decided essentially by … same party in office. However, there is little research to support this claim. To address this question we use a regression …

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Absorptive capacity and the growth and investment effects of regional transfers : regression discontinuity design with heterogeneous treatment effects

Becker, Sascha O.; Egger, Peter; Ehrlich, Maximilian von - 2012

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009570987

Are incentives for R&D effective? : evidence from a regression discontinuity approach

Bronzini, Raffaello; Iachini, Eleonora - 2012

scored above a certain threshold received the subsidy. We use a sharp regression discontinuity design to compare investment …

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Cash transfers to the elderly and its spillover effects : Evidences from a non-contributory program in Brazil

Oliveira, Pedro Rodrigues de; Kassouf, Ana Lúcia; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 44 (2017) 2, pp. 183-205

, under a regression discontinuity design. Findings The authors do not find strong evidences of changes in the household …

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Flags and anthems: naturalisation effects on income and employment

Soon, Jan-Jan - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 4, pp. 491-504

, compared to immigrants. Design/methodology/approach Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design and the 2008 European Values …

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