The regression discontinuity (RD) design is one of the most widely used nonexperimental
methods for causal inference and program evaluation. Over the last two decades, statistical …

Binscatter is a popular method for visualizing bivariate relationships and conducting informal
specification testing. We study the properties of this method formally and develop enhanced …

We present a practical guide for the analysis of regression discontinuity (RD) designs in
biomedical contexts. We begin by introducing key concepts, assumptions, and estimands …

Bottom-up stimulus-driven visual salience is largely automatic, effortless, and independent
of a person's “top-down” perceptual goals; it depends only on features of a visual stimulus …

This paper examines the value that households place on very high-speed internet access,
explicitly focusing on the impact of eligibility for Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technology on …

Did the COVID-19 pandemic crowd out environmental concerns, as one might expect if
“pools of worry” were finite or “moral bandwidth” was limited? We use Chancellor Angela …

This paper examines the responses of chicken producers to public disclosure of quality
information (or categorization) regarding Salmonella in chicken carcasses. Producers exert …

We study the effectiveness of firms' compliance programs by conducting a field experiment
in which we disclose to a subset of Japanese firms that the firm is potentially engaging in …

University field of study choices shape future career opportunities. However, we know little
about the barriers that might deter students from pursuing highly rewarding fields. One …

I examine the effect of a woman-friendly occupation on employment by exploring a unique
historical setting–the postmaster occupation during the early twentieth-century United …