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Regression discontinuity design

area: Causal inference · 1 papers in the last 7 days

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τ=limx↓cE[Y∣X=x]−limx↑cE[Y∣X=x]

Estimates an effect from the jump in outcomes at a cutoff c of a running variable X that decides treatment.

LaTeX: \tau = \lim_{x \downarrow c} E[Y \mid X = x] - \lim_{x \uparrow c} E[Y \mid X = x]

Names searched for: regression discontinuity, RDD

Key findings

  • Regression discontinuity design was mentioned in 17 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #51 of the 104 equations and models mentioned.
  • By journal category: Economics (15), AI (1) and Accounting (1).
  • Most of them appeared in The Annals of Regional Science (3), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2) and Economics & Human Biology (2).
  • Often mentioned together with Ordinary least squares (OLS) (4), Instrumental variables (two-stage least squares) (3) and Propensity score matching (3).
  • Datasets named in the same papers: OR-Library (2), University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers (1) and India National Sample Survey (1).
Papers mentioning Regression discontinuity design, newest first.
DateTitleJournalAuthorsAffiliations
2026-10-23Profit Sharing Versus Uniform Pricing in Asymmetric CollusionJournal of Industry Competition and TradeKeisuke HattoriAoyama Gakuin University
2026-10-15Investment additionality and job creation: evidence from reforms to regional development funding in GermanyThe Annals of Regional ScienceBjörn Alecke, Timo MitzeUniversity of Koblenz and Landau; Universität Koblenz
2026-10-10No bunching, yet response: Household electricity demand under increasing block pricing with intermittent billingEnergy EconomicsJinmahn JoKorea Energy Economics Institute
2026-10-08When women take all: Direct election and female leadershipJournal of Economic Behavior & OrganizationDavide CipulloUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Enel (Italy)
2026-10-08Patient sorting and downstream spending: evidence from an information disclosure programJournal of Health EconomicsNicole HolzNorthwestern University
2026-10-06Identity politics, partisan sentiment and household spendingJournal of Public EconomicsArkadev Ghosh, Aruni Mitra, Ronit MukherjiNational Bureau of Economic Research; Duke University; University of Manchester; …
2026-10-06Do digitalization and institutional capacity improve EU fund management for bridging territorial gaps? Evidence from the 2014–2020 Cohesion PolicyThe Annals of Regional ScienceBenedetta Coluccia, Valentina Cattivelli, Roberta BarbieriPegaso University; University of Salento
2026-10-05The impact of retirement policy on informal care provision in urban ChinaEconomics & Human BiologyWenxuan Zhong, Virginie MassonThe University of Adelaide
2026-10-02Targeted bidders in government tendersJournal of Economic Behavior & OrganizationMatilde Cappelletti, Leonardo Maria GiuffridaCentre for European Economic Research; University of Mannheim
2026-10-01Borrower classification and access to foreign-currency credit: Evidence from a regulatory thresholdEconomics LettersRenzo Pardo-Figueroa
2026-10-01Optimal unemployment insurance under statistical profilingEconomics LettersSergio Cappellini, Sofía Ruiz-PalazuelosUniversidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA); Instituto de Investigación Avanzada en Empresa y Economía
2026-10-01RDD: Improving Structure from Motion with a Robust Feature Detector and DescriptorInternational Journal of Computer VisionG Chen, Tianwen Fu, Haiwei Chen et al.University of Southern California; Creative Technologies (United States)
2026-09-30How Do Industrial Plants Respond to Short-Term Environmental Regulations? Evidence from China’s Air Quality AlertsEnvironmental and Resource EconomicsCe Jia, Han Li, Yazhen Gong et al.Hohai University; Renmin University of China; Nanjing Agricultural University; …
2026-09-30Nonparametric identification of first-price auction with unobserved competition: A density discontinuity frameworkJournal of EconometricsEmmanuel Guerre, Yao Luo
2026-09-29More education, persistent withdrawal: Evidence from TürkiyeEconomics & Human BiologyDilek Cindoğlu, Serkan Demirkılıç, Hasan TekgüçYaşar University; Kadir Has University
2026-09-29Mission-oriented innovation policy and regional hierarchy: a structural critiqueThe Annals of Regional ScienceJohan P. Larsson, Johan GripRatio; University of Cambridge; Uppsala University
2026-09-28The financial transaction tax in SpainJournal of International Accounting Auditing and TaxationA-M. Fuertes, Marcos González-Fernández, M-D. RoblesCity, University of London; City St George's, University of London; Universidad de León; …