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Regression discontinuity for platform policies (information systems)

By Noor Haddad (example)

A fork of the empirical template for thresholds set by platforms, such as rating cut-offs or eligibility rules: it adds a manipulation test at the cut-off and a bandwidth sensitivity check.

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Input
A research question, user- or item-level data with the running variable, and your literature
Output
A draft paper with RD plots, a replication package and an evidence package
Always at the end
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A fork of the empirical template. It keeps every step and check of the original and adds the design-specific checks marked below. Skills it loads: Regression Discontinuity Design.

Description

Data model
Discipline
Information systems
Method family
Empirical (quantitative)
Design
Regression discontinuity
Research stage
Research designData analysisDraftingReview
Contributors
Noor Haddad (Methodology, Software)
Usage
not used in published research yet · Examples: 5 example studies
Source
Example
Record
template:rd-platform-policy · JSON

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Steps

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  1. 1
    initial
    Plans the paper and dispatches specialists for the literature, data, identification strategy, econometric specification, analysis and drafting.
    idea_developerliterature_scannerdata_architectidentification_strategisteconometrics_specialistdata_analystpaper_drafter
    strategist
  2. 2
    iterative
    Further rounds of the strategist, revisiting design and analysis.
    strategist
  3. 3
    estimation_gate
    Checks the estimation against the specification declared before it ran. Halts the run on failure.
    check
  4. 4
    manipulation_test
    Tests for bunching of the running variable at the cut-off. Halts the run when the density jumps at the threshold.
    check
  5. 5
    bandwidth_sensitivity
    Re-estimates at half and double the chosen bandwidth and records how far the estimate moves.
    check
  6. 6
    self_attack
    A specialist attacks the paper's own argument and evidence.
    self_attacker
    specialists
  7. 7
    polish
    Five specialists polish formulas, numbers, institutional detail, equilibria and the bibliography.
    polish_formulapolish_numericspolish_institutionspolish_equilibriapolish_bibliography
    specialists, parallel
  8. 8
    review
    Numbers and citations are checked first. Six reviewers (mechanism, technical, literature, data, identification, writing) then score the draft.
    mechanism_reviewertechnical_reviewerliterature_reviewerdata_revieweridentification_reviewerwriting_reviewer
    aggregate, parallel
  9. 9
    revision
    Revises the draft in response to the reviews, as a full revision and as targeted edits.
    revisorpatch_revisor
    specialists
  10. 10
    replication
    Builds the replication package.
    replication_packager
    specialists

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@software{e2ercontributors2026e2erregressiondiscontinu,
  title   = {E2ER regression discontinuity for platform policies (information systems) template},
  author  = {E2ER contributors},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {E2ER template. Persistent identifier planned},
  url     = {https://e2er.org/templates/rd-platform-policy}
}

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  • ✓Execution reliability · Analysis code ran and wrote a parseable, non-empty result
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  • ○Numbers · Every number in tables and text matches the output of executed code
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  • ○Citations · Every reference resolves to an existing publication via OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar or Crossref
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  • ○Verbatim passages · Every claim about a source points to a passage found word for word in that source
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