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 …

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have become increasingly relevant
within the financial world. Despite extensive evidence regarding the equity side, limited …

We consider nonparametric identification and estimation in a nonseparable model where a
continuous regressor of interest is a known, deterministic, but kinked function of an observed …

I estimate the effect of access to food stamps on criminal recidivism. In 1996, a federal
welfare reform imposed a lifetime ban from food stamps on convicted drug felons. Florida …

A crucial issue is whether social insurance affects work decisions through income or
substitution effects. We examine this in the context of US Social Security Disability Insurance …

We use variation in the access to a government credit certification program to estimate the
financial and real effects of supporting small firms. This program was first implemented …

We use elections data in which a large number of ties in vote counts between candidates
are resolved via a lottery to study the personal incumbency advantage. We benchmark non …

A regression kink design (RKD or RK design) can be used to identify casual effects in
settings where the regressor of interest is a kinked function of an assignment variable. In this …

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 …

This paper investigates whether unconditional cash transfers can keep refugee children in
school and out of work. We raise this question in the unique context of Turkey, which hosts …