The gov_transfers
data contains data from Manacorda, Miguel, and Vigorito (2011) on government transfer program that was administered based on an income cutoff. Data is pre-limited to households that were just around the income cutoff.
gov_transfers
A data frame with 1948 rows and 5 variables
Income measure, centered around program cutoff (negative value = eligible)
Household average years of education among those 16+
Household average age
Participation in transfers
Measure of support for the government
This data is used in the Regression Discontinuity chapter of The Effect.
Huntington-Klein. 2021. The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality. https://theeffectbook.net.