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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC LITERATURE
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 281-355Publisher
AMER ECONOMIC ASSOC
DOI: 10.1257/jel.48.2.281
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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, details when RD is likely to be valid or invalid given economic incentives, explains why it is considered a quasi-experimental design, and summarizes different ways (with their advantages and disadvantages) of estimating RD designs and the limitations of interpreting these estimates. Concepts are discussed using examples drawn from the growing body of empirical research using RD. (JEL C21, C31)
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