Holdings: An Evaluation of the Performance of Regression Discontinuity Design on PROGRESA

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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
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