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The regression discontinuity design: Methods and implementation with a worked example in health services research.

Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen, 2022
BACKGROUND The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the gold standard in evidence-based medicine. However, this design may not be appropriate in every setting, so other methods or designs such as the regression discontinuity design (RDD) are required ...
A. Hagemeier, C. Samel, M. Hellmich
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Cell Phone Access and Election Fraud: Evidence from a Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design in Afghanistan

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2021
This paper examines the impact of cell phone access on election fraud. I combine cell phone coverage maps with the location of polling centers during the 2009 Afghan presidential election to pinpoint which centers were exposed to coverage. Results from a
R. Gonzalez
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The causal association between body mass index and type 2 diabetes mellitus—evidence based on regression discontinuity design

Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews, 2021
This study aimed to investigate and determine the precise causal association between body mass index (BMI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) using a regression discontinuity design (RDD).
Z. Guo   +6 more
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Access to finance and SMEs’ trade credit: evidence from a regression discontinuity design

Accounting and Finance, 2021
We evaluate the substitution effect between formal and informal institutions based on a natural experiment in China, i.e., the targeted reserve requirement ratio cut (TRRRC) policy.
Wei Yang   +3 more
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Evaluating the impact of general versus vocational education on labor market outcomes in Egypt by means of a regression discontinuity design

Journal of Development Economics, 2021
This paper analyzes the impact of general versus vocational upper secondary education on labor market outcomes of people aged 25-49 in Egypt. The regression discontinuity design (RDD) exploits variation in test scores that track students in general or ...
Johanna Kemper, Ursula Renold
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Does Free Community College Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence From a Regression Discontinuity Design

, 2021
In this article, I utilize a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effects of Tulsa Achieves—a prevalent and understudied type of tuition-free college program.
Elizabeth Bell
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Does de-capacity policy enhance the total factor productivity of China's coal companies? A Regression Discontinuity design

, 2020
China's overcapacity in the coal industry has become increasingly prominent since 2013, with a severe negative impact on resource allocation and the national economy.
Weike Zhang, Jia Meng, Xiaoli Tian
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Housing wealth and labor supply: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design

, 2020
This paper uses the discontinuity in house size generated by Chinese housing policies to identify the effect of housing wealth on labor supply. The analysis finds a substantial deterrent effect of housing wealth on labor supply.
Han Li, Jiangyi Li, Yi Lu, Huihua Xie
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Do merger policies increase universities’ efficiency? Evidence from a fuzzy regression discontinuity design

Applied Economics, 2020
This paper focuses on the effect of merger policies in Russia on universities’ efficiency. We consider one particular policy of non-voluntary mergers conducted by the Ministry of education based on universities’ performance indicators.
T. Agasisti, A. Egorov, M. Maximova
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Is small family farming more environmentally sustainable? Evidence from a spatial regression discontinuity design in Germany

, 2020
This article investigates the effect of small family farming on the use of sustainable farming practices in Germany. For causal identification, we employ a fuzzy spatial regression discontinuity design at the historical inner-German border, adjust p ...
David Wuepper, S. Wimmer, J. Sauer
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