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Simple Local Polynomial Density Estimators
Matias D. Cattaneo, Michael Jansson, Xinwei Ma
This paper introduces an intuitive and easy-to-implement nonparametric density estimator based on local polynomial techniques. The estimator is fully boundary adaptive and automati…
Regression Discontinuity Designs Using Covariates
Sebastian Calonico, Matias D. Cattaneo, Max H. Farrell +1
We study regression discontinuity designs when covariates are included in the estimation. We examine local polynomial estimators that include discrete or continuous covariates in a…
Characteristic-Sorted Portfolios: Estimation and Inference
Matias D. Cattaneo, Richard K. Crump, Max H. Farrell +1
Portfolio sorting is ubiquitous in the empirical finance literature, where it has been widely used to identify pricing anomalies. Despite its popularity, little attention has been…
Optimal Bandwidth Choice for Robust Bias Corrected Inference in Regression Discontinuity Designs
Sebastian Calonico, Matias D. Cattaneo, Max H. Farrell
Modern empirical work in Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs often employs local polynomial estimation and inference with a mean square error (MSE) optimal bandwidth choice. This…
Extrapolating Treatment Effects in Multi-Cutoff Regression Discontinuity Designs
Matias D. Cattaneo, Luke Keele, Rocio Titiunik +1
In non-experimental settings, the Regression Discontinuity (RD) design is one of the most credible identification strategies for program evaluation and causal inference. However, R…
Coverage Error Optimal Confidence Intervals for Local Polynomial Regression
Sebastian Calonico, Matias D. Cattaneo, Max H. Farrell
This paper studies higher-order inference properties of nonparametric local polynomial regression methods under random sampling. We prove Edgeworth expansions for statistics an…