Table 7 Regression Discontinuity Estimates of Effect of IPN Admission on ENLACE Score
Dependent VariableMath scoreSpanish score
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Score ≥ cutoff0.246***0.224***0.251***0.0460.0480.037
(0.0356)(0.0451)(0.0293)(0.0342)(0.0426)(0.0297)
[0.00][0.00][0.00][0.04][0.32][0.01]
Observations12,1156,18320,38610,6935,41719,155
Adjusted R-squared0.2510.1840.3970.1550.1320.238
Mean of dependent variable 1 point below cutoff0.2840.2840.2840.1170.1170.117
Bandwidth15.67.831.314.17.128.2
Lee bound (upper)0.369***0.343***0.387***0.159***0.155***0.171***
(0.0380)(0.0534)(0.0247)(0.0397)(0.0545)(0.0286)
Lee bound (lower)0.118***0.095*0.100***−0.114***−0.116**−0.144***
(0.0373)(0.0554)(0.0220)(0.0439)(0.0535)(0.0315)
  • Notes: Estimates are from local linear regressions of the specified order, including separate linear terms for each of the 16 IPN cutoff schools and cutoff school-year fixed effects. The edge kernel is used in each regression and in computation of the corresponding optimal Imbens–Kalyanaraman bandwidth. Standard errors clustered at the admitted high school level are in parentheses. Wild cluster bootstrapped p-values, clustered at the centered COMIPEMS score level, are in brackets.

  • * p < 0.10,

  • ** p < 0.05,

  • *** p < 0.01.