Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics

David S. Lee, Thomas Lemieux

NBER Working Paper No. 14723
Issued in February 2009

---- Acknowledgements -----

We thank David Autor, David Card, John DiNardo, Guido Imbens, and Justin McCrary for suggestions for this article, as well as for numerous illuminating discussions on the various topics we cover in this review. We also thank two anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions and comments, and Mike Geruso, Andrew Marder, and Zhuan Pei for their careful reading of earlier drafts. Diane Alexander, Emily Buchsbaum, Elizabeth Debraggio, Enkeleda Gjeci, Ashley Hodgson, Yan Lau, Pauline Leung, and Xiaotong Niu provided excellent research assistance. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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