An Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Discontinuity Design on PROGRESA

An Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Discontinuity Design on PROGRESA

While providing the most reliable method of evaluating social programs, randomized experiments in developing and developed countries alike are accompanied by political risks and ethical issues that jeopardize the chances of adopting them. In this...

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Main Authors: Buddelmeyer, Hielke, Skoufias, Emmanuel
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ESTIMATORS
ETHICS
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT ESTIMATES
EXPERIMENTATION
EXPERIMENTS
FAMILIES
GENDER
GIRLS
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INHABITANTS
INTERVENTION
LABOR MARKETS
MEDIA
MOTHERS
NUTRITION
PARENTS
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL RESEARCH
URBAN AREAS
VILLAGES
WEIGHT
YOUTH
TREATMENT EFFECTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5114458/evaluation-performance-regression-discontinuity-design-progresa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14153

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5114458/evaluation-performance-regression-discontinuity-design-progresa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14153

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