Regression Discontinuity Design with Continuous Measurement Error in the Running Variable

Laurent Davezies and Thomas Le Barbanchon

No 10801, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Since the late 90s, Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs have been widely used to estimate Local Average Treatment Effects (LATE). When the running variable is observed with continuous measurement error, identification fails. Assuming non-differential measurement error, we propose a consistent nonparametric estimator of the LATE when the discrepancy between the true running variable and its noisy measure is observed in an auxiliary sample of treated individuals, and when there are treated individuals at any value of the true running variable – two-sided fuzzy designs. We apply our method to estimate the effect of receiving unemployment benefits.

Keywords: regression discontinuity design; measurement error (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C21 C51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2017-05
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Published - published in: Journal of Econometrics, 2017, 200 (2), 260 - 281

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Journal Article: Regression discontinuity design with continuous measurement error in the running variable (2017)
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Working Paper: Regression Discontinuity Design with Continuous Measurement Error in the Running Variable (2014)
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