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title: "Regression discontinuity design: formula and papers"
description: "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."
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# Regression discontinuity design

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

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

- area: Causal inference
- 1 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: regression discontinuity, RDD

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/equations.md

## 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).
- From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, 118 archived papers mentioned Regression discontinuity design in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Jun 2025 (11).

## Mentions over 30 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords)*

| Trend | Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 30 | 78 | 10 | 118 |

*Papers mentioning Regression discontinuity design, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | [Profit Sharing Versus Uniform Pricing in Asymmetric Collusion](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10842-026-00485-w) | [Journal of Industry Competition and Trade](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-industry-competition-and-trade.md) | Keisuke Hattori | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Investment additionality and job creation: evidence from reforms to regional development funding in Germany](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01570-y) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Björn Alecke, Timo Mitze | University of Koblenz and Landau; Universität Koblenz |
| 2026-10-10 | [No bunching, yet response: Household electricity demand under increasing block pricing with intermittent billing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109640) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | Jinmahn Jo | Korea Energy Economics Institute |
| 2026-10-08 | [When women take all: Direct election and female leadership](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107791) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Davide Cipullo | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Enel (Italy) |
| 2026-10-08 | [Patient sorting and downstream spending: evidence from an information disclosure program](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2026.103187) | [Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-health-economics.md) | Nicole Holz | Northwestern University |
| 2026-10-06 | [Identity politics, partisan sentiment and household spending](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105799) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Arkadev Ghosh, Aruni Mitra, Ronit Mukherji | National Bureau of Economic Research; Duke University; University of Manchester; … |
| 2026-10-06 | [Do digitalization and institutional capacity improve EU fund management for bridging territorial gaps? Evidence from the 2014–2020 Cohesion Policy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01562-y) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Benedetta Coluccia, Valentina Cattivelli, Roberta Barbieri | Pegaso University; University of Salento |
| 2026-10-05 | [The impact of retirement policy on informal care provision in urban China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101654) | [Economics & Human Biology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-human-biology.md) | Wenxuan Zhong, Virginie Masson | The University of Adelaide |
| 2026-10-02 | [Targeted bidders in government tenders](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107779) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Matilde Cappelletti, Leonardo Maria Giuffrida | Centre for European Economic Research; University of Mannheim |
| 2026-10-01 | [Borrower classification and access to foreign-currency credit: Evidence from a regulatory threshold](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2026.113295) | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | Renzo Pardo-Figueroa |  |
| 2026-10-01 | [Optimal unemployment insurance under statistical profiling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2026.113261) | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | Sergio Cappellini, Sofía Ruiz-Palazuelos | Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA); Instituto de Investigación Avanzada en Empresa y Economía |
| 2026-10-01 | [RDD: Improving Structure from Motion with a Robust Feature Detector and Descriptor](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-026-03061-1) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | G Chen, Tianwen Fu, Haiwei Chen et al. | University of Southern California; Creative Technologies (United States) |
| 2026-09-30 | [How Do Industrial Plants Respond to Short-Term Environmental Regulations? Evidence from China’s Air Quality Alerts](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-026-01116-y) | [Environmental and Resource Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/environmental-and-resource-economics.md) | Ce Jia, Han Li, Yazhen Gong et al. | Hohai University; Renmin University of China; Nanjing Agricultural University; … |
| 2026-09-30 | [Nonparametric identification of first-price auction with unobserved competition: A density discontinuity framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2026.106345) | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | Emmanuel Guerre, Yao Luo |  |
| 2026-09-29 | [More education, persistent withdrawal: Evidence from Türkiye](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101653) | [Economics & Human Biology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-human-biology.md) | Dilek Cindoğlu, Serkan Demirkılıç, Hasan Tekgüç | Yaşar University; Kadir Has University |
| 2026-09-29 | [Mission-oriented innovation policy and regional hierarchy: a structural critique](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01571-x) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Johan P. Larsson, Johan Grip | Ratio; University of Cambridge; Uppsala University |
| 2026-09-28 | [The financial transaction tax in Spain](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2026.100792) | [Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-accounting-auditing-and-taxation.md) | A-M. Fuertes, Marcos González-Fernández, M-D. Robles | City, University of London; City St George's, University of London; Universidad de León; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Regression discontinuity design. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/regression-discontinuity-design

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