Table 1 Balancing Test
(1)(2)(3)(4)
F-statistic1.000.840.900.78
p-value0.430.550.500.60
Observations132,039132,039132,039132,039
Distance to cutoffXXXX
Child characteristics at birthXXXX
Parental characteristics, child at birthXXXX
Cohort fixed effectsXX
Additional parental characteristics, child age 5XX
  • Notes: Table shows F-statistics and associated p-values from ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions. Columns 1 and 2 show results of a regression of birth month (January = 1) on distance to cutoff (in days), background characteristics of focal child and parents, and cohort fixed effects, whereas Columns 3 and 4 show results when additional parental characteristics at age five are added (marriage/cohabitation and maternal employment). Full set of estimation results are presented in Online Appendix Table A3.