Capitalizing on Nonrandom Assignment to Treatments: A Regression-Discontinuity Evaluation of a Crime-Control Program
利用非随机处理分配:犯罪控制项目的断点回归评估
Despite the enormous potential of regression-discontinuity, quasi-experimental procedures, they have to date rarely been used in the evaluation of large-scale social programs. In this article, we report an evaluation of such a program in which a regression-discontinuity analysis is employed. Through a change in legislation, the program in question extended eligibility for unemployment benefits to prisoners after their release from prison. The regression-discontinuity…