Why High-Order Polynomials Should Not Be Used in Regression Discontinuity Designs

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  2014

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  Journal of Business & Economic Statistics

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  2014-08-01

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  Mathematics, Economics

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  DOI 10.1080/07350015.2017.1366909
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