Regression discontinuity designs: A guide to practice

Guido W. Imbens; Thomas Lemieux

doi:10.1016/j.jeconom.2007.05.001

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Regression discontinuity designs: A guide to practice

Guido W. Imbens Thomas Lemieux

Journal of Econometrics Vol. 142 No. 2 pp. 615-635 · Elsevier BV

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Guido W. Imbens, Thomas Lemieux (2008). Regression discontinuity designs: A guide to practice. Journal of Econometrics, 142(2), 615-635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2007.05.001

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