Analyzing Regression-Discontinuity Designs With Multiple Assignment Variables: A Comparative Study of Four Estimation Methods

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 107-141

  Wong, Vivian C ^a   Steiner, Peter M ^b   Cook, Thomas D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

causal inference; evaluation; regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875426490     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998611432172     Document Type: Article

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