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  • Causal Inference
  • Statistical Modeling

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  • The regression discontinuity design (RDD) is a quasi-experimental method used to estimate causal effects.
  • RDD has limitations including localized unbiasedness, lower efficiency than randomized experiments (RE), and sensitivity to functional form specification.
  • The comparative regression discontinuity design (CRD) was proposed to enhance RDD by incorporating a no-treatment functional form.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate previous findings on the comparative regression discontinuity design (CRD) using smaller sample sizes.
  • To evaluate the performance of CRD in terms of statistical power and bias compared to the standard regression discontinuity design (RDD) and randomized experiments (RE).
  • To assess the validity of CRD estimates at and away from the treatment cutoff under reduced sample conditions.

Main Methods:

  • The study compared causal estimates from randomized experiments (RE), regression discontinuity design (RDD), and comparative regression discontinuity design (CRD).
  • CRD was implemented by adding a no-treatment functional form to the standard RDD framework.
  • The analysis focused on replicating power and bias results with significantly smaller sample sizes than prior studies.

Main Results:

  • The enhanced statistical power of CRD over RDD was replicated in the study.
  • However, the expected reduction in bias for CRD, both at and away from the treatment cutoff, was not observed with smaller sample sizes.
  • The findings suggest that CRD's advantages may be contingent on substantial sample sizes.

Conclusions:

  • While CRD demonstrates increased statistical power compared to RDD, its ability to produce unbiased estimates is questionable in small sample settings.
  • The study concludes that applying CRD without adequate sample sizes can lead to unreliable or dangerous conclusions.
  • Future research should carefully consider sample size requirements when employing CRD for causal inference.