Table 2 Nonparametric fuzzy regression discontinuity (RD) estimates

MSE Optimal

 Bandwidth

3.6

4.0

2.8

3.9

3.5

3.2

4.1

3.4

 Point Estimate

-0.4198

0.0404

-0.1869

2.2990

-0.5379

0.0601

-0.0852

1.4656

 Conventional 95% CI

[-2.0137, 1.174]

[-0.3660, 0.4469]

[-0.6746, 0.3009]

[-1.1485, 5.7464]

[-2.3773, 1.3014]

[-0.4417, 0.5619]

[-0.5434, 0.3731]

[-2.6275, 5.5586]

 Robust Point Estimate

-0.4843

0.0425

-0.2771

3.0466

-0.6752

0.0600

-0.1155

1.9259

 Robust 95% CI

[-2.3391, 1.3704]

[-0.4302, 0.5152]

[-0.8337, 0.2795]

[-1.0749, 7.1681]

[-2.8381, 1.4878]

[-0.5203, 0.6403]

[-0.6489, 0.4179]

[-2.9926, 6.8443]

 Effective obs L|R

953|952

1274|1248

778|806

1098|1104

953|952

1035|1003

1146|1217

934|938

CER Optimal

 Bandwidth

2.3

2.6

1.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.6

2.2

 Point Estimate

-1.1555

0.0534

-0.3394

2.7662

-1.4773

0.2240

-0.2310

1.8908

 Conventional 95% CI

[-3.2495, 0.9386]

[-0.3880, 0.4948]

[-0.9972, 0.3183]

[-1.4922, 7.0245]

[-3.8748, 0.9201]

[-0.3397, 0.7877]

[-0.7984, 0.3365]

[-3.0897, 6.8713]

 Robust Point Estimate

-1.165

0.0549

-0.3789

3.0688

-1.5217

0.2248

-0.2439

2.0632

 Robust 95% CI

[-3.3811, 1.0511]

[-0.4210, 0.5309]

[-1.0807, 0.3230]

[-1.5006, 7.6381]

[-4.0704, 1.0270]

[-0.3844, 0.8340]

[-0.8533, 0.3656]

[-3.2850, 7.4114]

 Effective obs L|R

659|619

845|796

541|573

727|691

659|619

664|623

752|773

609|582

Obs L|R

2733|2541

3122|2923

2720|2872

2803|2657

2733|2541

3122|2923

2720|2872

2803|2657