Quantile treatment effects in the regression discontinuity design

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 382-395

  Frandsen, Brigham R ^a   Frölich, Markus ^b   Melly, Blaise ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal effect; Endogeneity; Quantile treatment effect; Regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL EFFECT; ENDOGENEITY; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MARGINAL DISTRIBUTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATORS; OKLAHOMA; POTENTIAL OUTCOMES; REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860560503     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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