External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in Cluster-Randomized Experiment

Sebastian Galiani, Patrick McEwan and Brian Quistorff

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Abstract: This paper analyzes a geographic quasi-experiment embedded in a cluster-randomized experiment in Honduras. In the experiment, average treatment effects on school enrolment and child labour were large—especially in the poorest blocks—and could be generalized to a policy-relevant population given the original sample selection criteria. In contrast, the geographic quasi-experiment yielded point estimates that, for two of three dependent variables, were attenuated. A judicious policy analyst without access to the experimental results might have provided misleading advice based on the magnitude of point estimates. This paper assesses two main explanations for the difference in point estimates, related to external and internal validity. [Working Paper 22468]

Keywords: geographic; quasi-experiment; Honduras; school enrolment; external and internal validity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-08
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Chapter: External and Internal Validity of a Geographic Quasi-Experiment Embedded in a Cluster-Randomized Experiment (2017)
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