Regression Discontinuity Designs Causal Evidence Guidelines

Release Date: December, 2024

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Highlights

  • CLEAR reviews causal studies in a number of labor-related topic areas and assigns them a rating indicating the strength of their causal evidence. 

  • This document provides the CLEAR evidence criteria for rating causal studies that use Regression Discontinuity Designs.

Guidelines and Related Resources

CLEAR Policies and Procedures

Causal Evidence Guidelines

Regression Discontinuity Designs Causal Evidence Guidelines

Quantitative Descriptive Guidelines

Implementation Guidelines

RESEA Intervention Effectiveness Guidelines

Study Review Guide for Causal Reviews

Study Review Guide for Implementation Evaluation Reviews

Procedures for Rapid Evidence Reviews on Trending Research

Living Systematic Annual Search and Review Protocol

CLEAR Topic Tagging Protocol