Causal inference by quantile regression kink designs

The quantile regression kink design (QRKD)is proposed by empirical researchers, but its causal interpretation remains unknown. We show that the QRKD estimand measures a weighted average of heterogeneous marginal effects at respective conditional quantiles of outcome given a designed kink point. We a...

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Main Authors: Chiang, H.D (Author), Sasaki, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
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