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理论教学（教学大纲）

RDD PART 01：非参数估计

1.均值估计(Means Estimator)

2.局部回归(Local Regression)

3.估计效果(Performance Analysis)

4.群组分析(Cluster observations)

RDD PART 02：断点效应评估

1.RDD原理是什么？(How Does It Work?)

2.RDD该如何实施？(How Is It Performed?)

3.RDD怎样高级进阶？(How the Pros Do It?)

文献阅读

（1）Ludwig and Miller (2007) 援助项目与儿童死亡率

  • Ludwig J, Miller D L. MIT Press, 2007. Does Head Start improve children’s life chances? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design[J]. The Quarterly journal of economics, 2007, 122(1): 159–208.

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参考教材

  • 《效应：研究设计与因果性概论》(Huntington-Klein 2022)。 Huntington-Klein N. The effect: an introduction to research design and causality[M]. Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press, 2022. （online free）

  • 《因果推断：锦盒》(Cunningham 2021)。Cunningham S. Causal Inference: The Mixtape[M]. Yale University Press, 2021.（可以参看外文出版商的书籍网页）

  • 《反事实和因果推断》(Morgan and Winship 2014)。Morgan S L, Winship C. Counterfactuals and causal inference: methods and principles for social research[M]. 第2nd版. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014.

  • 《影响评估、处置效应及因果分析》(Frohlich and Sperlich 2019)。Frohlich M, Sperlich S. Impact evaluation, treatment effects and causal analysis[M]. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2019.

  • 《匹配、断点回归、双重差分及其扩展》(Lee 2016)。Lee M. Matching, regression discontinuity, difference in differences, and beyond[M]. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.

  • 《精通”测度”：原因-效果路径》(Angrist and Pischke 2015)。Angrist J D, Pischke J-S. Mastering ’Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect[M]. Princeton, Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2015.

References

Angrist, Joshua D., and Jörn-Steffen Pischke. 2015. Mastering “Metrics”: The Path from Cause to Effect. Princeton, Oxford: Princeton University Press.
Cunningham, Scott. 2021. Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale University Press.
Frohlich, Markus, and Stefan Sperlich. 2019. Impact Evaluation, Treatment Effects and Causal Analysis. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Huntington-Klein, Nick. 2022. The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Lee, Myoung-jae. 2016. Matching, Regression Discontinuity, Difference in Differences, and Beyond. New York: Oxford University Press.
Ludwig, Jens, and Douglas L. Miller. 2007. “Does Head Start Improve Children’s Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 122 (1): 159–208.
Morgan, Stephen L, and Christopher Winship. 2014. Counterfactuals and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.