Multiple Testing and the Distributional Effects of Accountability Incentives in Education

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
Year: 2022
Volume: 40
Issue: 4
Pages: 1552-1568

Authors (3)

Steven F. Lehrer (Queen's University) R. Vincent Pohl (not in RePEc) Kyungchul Song (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This article proposes bootstrap-based multiple testing procedures for quantile treatment effect (QTE) heterogeneity under the assumption of selection on observables, and shows its asymptotic validity. Our procedure can be used to detect the quantiles and subgroups exhibiting treatment effect heterogeneity. We apply the multiple testing procedures to data from a large-scale Pakistani school report card experiment, and uncover evidence of policy-relevant heterogeneous effects from information provision on child test scores. Furthermore, our analysis reinforces the importance of preventing the inflation of false positive conclusions because 63% of statistically significant QTEs become insignificant once corrections for multiple testing are applied.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:jnlbes:v:40:y:2022:i:4:p:1552-1568
Journal Field
Econometrics
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25