RD or Not RD: Using Experimental Studies to Assess the Performance of the Regression Discontinuity Approach

Philip Gleason, Alexandra Resch and Jillian Berk

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Abstract: This article explores the performance of regression discontinuity (RD) designs for measuring program impacts using a synthetic within-study comparison design.

Keywords: methodological development; content area; quasi-experimental design; methodology (if appropriate); outcome evaluation (other than economic evaluation); design and evaluation of programs and policies; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
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