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In this paper I demonstrate, both theoretically and empirically, that the interpretation of regression estimates of … disadvantaged group is small, regression estimates are similar to its average loss. When this group is instead a numerical majority …, regression estimates are similar to the average gain for advantaged individuals.I analyze blackâ white test score gaps using ECLS …
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Since the late 90s, Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs have been widely used to estimate Local Average Treatment …
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Identification in a regression discontinuity (RD) design hinges on the discontinuity in the probability of treatment …
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of legal access to alcohol at age 21. This paper uses the Add Health data combined with a regression discontinuity …
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In regression discontinuity design (RD), for a given bandwidth, researchers can estimate standard errors based on …
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In this article we overview nonparametric (spline and kernel) regression methods and illustrate how they may be used in …
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Credible evidence from a variety of contexts suggests that student absences harm academic achievement. However, extant studies focus entirely on the average effects of student absences, and how those average effects vary by student, school, and absence type. This paper enhances our understanding...
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We develop an estimator of unreported income, perhaps due to tax evasion, that does not depend on as strict identifying assumptions as previous estimators based on microeconomic data. The standard identifying assumption that the self-employed underreport income whereas wage and salary workers do...
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Researchers are often interested in estimating the causal effect of some treatment on individual criminality. For example, two recent relatively prominent papers have attempted to estimate the respective direct effects of marriage and gang participation on individual criminal activity. One...
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The Regression Kink (RK) design is an increasingly popular empirical method, with more than 20 studies circulated using … these estimates, which typically use local linear regression, are highly sensitive to curvature in the underlying …. In contrast, our permutation test reinforces the asymptotic inference results of a recent Regression Discontinuity study …
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