Joint Inference for the Regression Discontinuity Effect and Its External Validity
回归不连续效应及其外部有效性的联合推断
ABSTRACT The external validity of regression discontinuity designs is crucial for informing policy but is rarely examined in applied work. To advance empirical practice, we propose a joint inference procedure for the treatment effect and its local external validity, captured by the treatment effect derivative (TED), within a robust bias correction framework. We further introduce a locally linear treatment effects assumption, which extends the scope of the TED and enables…