2 papers
econ.EM2025
Regression Discontinuity Design with Spillovers
Eric Auerbach, Yong Cai, Ahnaf Rafi
This paper studies regression discontinuity designs (RDD) when linear-in-means spillovers occur between units that are close in their running variable. We show that the RDD estiman…
econ.EM2025
Testing the Fairness-Accuracy Improvability of Algorithms
Eric Auerbach, Annie Liang, Kyohei Okumura +1
Many organizations use algorithms that have a disparate impact, i.e., the benefits or harms of the algorithm fall disproportionately on certain social groups. Addressing an algorit…