Table 3 Different bandwidth and functional specifications.

From: Does culture influence female labor force participation of ethnic minorities? Evidence from a large-scale survey on both sides of the ethnic boundary in China

 

(1) h = ±9

(2) h = ±10

(3) h = ±11

(4) h = ±12

(5) h = ±13

(6) h = ±14

Panel A: Local linear functional specification

RD_Estimate

−0.3207***

−0.2066***

−0.3340***

−0.3197***

−0.1670***

−0.1697***

0.0482

0.0425

(0.0400)

0.0385

0.0371

0.0357

Panel B: Local quadratic functional specification

RD_Estimate

−0.2791***

−0.3719***

−0.4385***

−0.4047***

−0.2576***

−0.2275***

0.1277

0.0911

0.0782

0.0733

0.0658

0.0598

  1. The values in parentheses are t-statistics. ***Indicate significance at 1% level, respectively. The table reports the marginal effect estimates of the model.
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