Treatment Effects in the Regression Discontinuity Model with Counterfactual Cutoff and Distorted Running Variables
反事实阈值与运行变量扭曲下的断点回归处理效应
We develop a new framework for evaluating the total policy effect in regression discontinuity designs (RDD), incorporating both the direct effect of treatment on outcomes and the indirect effect arising from distortions in the running variable when treatment becomes available. Our identification strategy combines a conditional parallel trend assumption to recover untreated potential outcomes with a local invariance assumption that characterizes how the running variable…