Identifying the Causal Effects of a Policy by Looking at Two

question 27

Multiple Choice

Identifying the causal effects of a policy by looking at two samples that lie on either side of a threshold is called

• A) difference-in-differences.
• B) statistical significance.
• C) regression discontinuity.
• D) intention to treat.

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