Inference on Causal Effects in a Generalized Regression Kink Design

Econometrica

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2453-2483

  Card, David ^a,b,c   Lee, David S ^b,d   Pei, Zhuan ^e   Weber, Andrea ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c IZA ^*  (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nonparametric estimation; Nonseparable models; Regression discontinuity design; Regression kink design; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949998649     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA11224     Document Type: Article

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