scholarly journals Beyond Random Assignment: Credible Inference of Causal Effects in Dynamic Economies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hennessy ◽  
Ilya Strebulaev
Keyword(s):  
Causal Effects ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Dynamic Economies

scholarly journals Evaluating Econometric Evaluations of Post-Secondary Aid

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Angrist ◽  
David Autor ◽  
Sally Hudson ◽  
Amanda Pallais
Keyword(s):  
Financial Aid ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Design Selection ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation

In an ongoing evaluation of post-secondary financial aid, we use random assignment to assess the causal effects of large privately-funded aid awards. Here, we compare the unbiased causal effect estimates from our RCT with two types of non-experimental econometric estimates. The first applies a selection-on-observables assumption in data from an earlier, nonrandomized cohort; the second uses a regression discontinuity design. Selection-on-observables methods generate estimates well below the experimental benchmark. Regression discontinuity estimates are similar to experimental estimates for students near the cutoff, but sensitive to controlling for the running variable, which is unusually coarse.

scholarly journals Beyond Random Assignment: Credible Inference and Extrapolation in Dynamic Economies

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 825-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER A. HENNESSY ◽  
ILYA A. STREBULAEV
Keyword(s):  
Random Assignment ◽  
Dynamic Economies

Do Better Prisons Reduce Recidivism? Evidence from a Prison Construction Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-47
Author(s):  
Santiago Tobón
Keyword(s):  
Social Cost ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Welfare Gains ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Capital Access ◽  
One Year ◽  
Criminal Capital

I study the effects of prison quality on recidivism using individual-level data from Colombia. To estimate causal effects, I leverage the quasi-random assignment of inmates to newer, less crowded, and higher service prisons. For inmates assigned to newer facilities, I find that the probability of returning to prison within one year is 36% lower. Criminal capital, access to rehabilitation programs, and negative prison experiences—which could trigger changes in intrinsic preferences over illegal occupations—seem to be important mechanisms. The program led to substantial welfare gains, even when assuming a low social cost per crime.

Peningkatan Pengetahuan Calon Pengantin Melalui Konseling ASI Eksklusif di Kecamatan Darul Imarah Aceh Besar

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Agus Hendra Al-Rahmad
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Random Assignment ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Child Stunting ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Breastfeeding Counseling

Background : Scaling Up Nutrition movement is a global effort to strengthen our commitment and accelerating action plan to improve nutrition, particularly the handling of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life is exclusive breastfeeding and it until 24 months. One of the way is with exclusive breastfeeding counselling that can reduce stunting. The counseling is addressed to brides who need special attention in improving the nutrition and health. Objective : The aim of research to improve knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding counseling the bride through the use of leaflets. Method : This quasi-experimental study was a sample of 30 person a brides with non-random assignment, the variable a knowledge obtained through interviews using questionnaires while the method of counseling does face to face with an exclusive breastfeeding leaflet. The data was analyzed by dependent t-test. Result : The results showed exclusive breastfeeding counseling can improve knowledge bride (p= 0,000) with a mean difference is 6,13 and a deviation is 3,71. Conclusion : Increase of knowledge among ‘bride-to be’ about exclusive breastfeeding could be improved through the use of exclusive breastfeeding leaflet. Each health center must be in collaboration with Office of Religious Affairs to have exclusive breastfeeding counseling, and set one of the priority programs in the prevention of child stunting.   Keywords: Bride, counseling, knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding

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