This paper provides a discussion of recent developments related to the applicability of the
regression discontinuity design in economics. It reviews econometric issues, such as …

This paper reviews the main identification and estimation strategies for microeconometric
policy evaluation. Particular emphasis is laid on evaluating policies consisting of multiple …

This unique book is the first comprehensive guide to the discovery, analysis, and evaluation
of natural experiments-an increasingly popular methodology in the social sciences. Thad …

This paper provides an introduction and “user guide” to Regression Discontinuity (RD)
designs for empirical researchers. It presents the basic theory behind the research design …

In regression discontinuity (RD) designs for evaluating causal effects of interventions,
assignment to a treatment is determined at least partly by the value of an observed covariate …

THE REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY (RD) data design is a quasi-experimental design with
the defining characteristic that the probability of receiving treatment changes discontinuously …

As standards and accountability have become increasingly prominent features of the
educational landscape, educators have relied more on remedial programs such as summer …

How technology affects learning has been at the centre of recent debates over educational
inputs. In 1994, the Israeli State Lottery sponsored the installation of computers in many …

Conventional tests of the regression discontinuity design's identifying restrictions can
perform poorly when the running variable is discrete. This paper proposes a test for …

While there is a substantial literature on the relationship between general teacher
characteristics and student learning, school districts and states often rely on in-service …