2025
Selecting subpopulations for causal inference in regression discontinuity designs
Forastiere L, Mattei A, Pescarini J, Barreto M, Mealli F. Selecting subpopulations for causal inference in regression discontinuity designs. The Annals Of Applied Statistics 2025, 19: 1801-1825. DOI: 10.1214/24-aoas1980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBolsa Familia ProgramAverage treatment effectRegression discontinuityRD assumptionsBrazilian householdsCausal effectsSubpopulation membershipRegression discontinuity designConditional cash transfer programFinite mixture approachCausal inferenceBayesian mixture modelling approachShort-term povertyLong-term povertyCash transfer programPotential outcomes approachCutoff ruleDiscontinuity designRD designHuman capitalCausal estimandsCash transfersLocal regression methodCausal risk differenceSocial programs
2020
Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort
Pescarini JM, Williamson E, Ichihara MY, Fiaccone RL, Forastiere L, Ramond A, Nery JS, Penna MLF, Strina A, Reis S, Smeeth L, Rodrigues LC, Brickley EB, Penna GO, Barreto ML. Conditional Cash Transfer Program and Leprosy Incidence: Analysis of 12.9 Million Families From the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2020, 189: 1547-1558. PMID: 32639534, PMCID: PMC7705605, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeprosy case detectionLeprosy incidenceBrazilian cohortCase detectionIncidence rate ratiosHigh-burden communitiesMantel-Haenszel testBFP beneficiarySecondary endpointsPaucibacillary casesPoisson regressionPropensity scoreBFP participationIncidenceTropical diseasesPolicy-relevant evidenceRate ratioConditional cash transfer programCohortOperational classificationCash transfer programDisabilityAssociationTransfer programs
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