Robust inference for geographic regression discontinuity designs: assessing the impact of police precincts
地理断点设计的稳健推断:评估警察辖区的影响
We study variation in policing outcomes attributable to differential policing practices in New York City (NYC) using geographic regression discontinuity designs (GeoRDDs). By focusing on small geographic windows near police precinct boundaries we can estimate local average treatment effects of police precinct practices on arrest rates. We propose estimands and develop estimators for the GeoRDD when the data come from a spatial point process. Standard GeoRDDs rely on…