Regression Discontinuity - Institute for Policy Research
Regression Discontinuity - Institute for Policy Research
Regression Discontinuity - Institute for Policy Research
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Causal Estimands<br />
• We can estimate RDD treatment effect(with or<br />
without pretest) at the cutoff and compare it<br />
to RCT estimate at this same point. Thus, RTC<br />
and RDD will estimate the same quality<br />
• More importantly, we can estimate treatment<br />
effect <strong>for</strong> the RD with pretests along all the<br />
treated side of the cutoff and can compare<br />
this to the RCT estimate along all the treated<br />
side and so not limited to the cutoff