The Big Kids Swings - Kaur, Jasleen
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Do the Big Kid Swings REALLY make recess more fun? When there's a rule that you must be 36 inches tall to use them, Momo (who just missed it) and Puri (who just made it) ask "how can we know if the big swings actually make kids happier?" By comparing kids right at the cutoff line! Just like economists use sharp rules to uncover true effects. Playground adventures that reveal how height requirements help us measure happiness. Prepare for "aha!" moments at any age! Building tomorrow's problem-solvers, one story at a time. This is Volume 4 of the Impact Evaluation Series for Children. It is a brief introduction to Regression Discontinuity Design.…mehr

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Do the Big Kid Swings REALLY make recess more fun? When there's a rule that you must be 36 inches tall to use them, Momo (who just missed it) and Puri (who just made it) ask "how can we know if the big swings actually make kids happier?" By comparing kids right at the cutoff line! Just like economists use sharp rules to uncover true effects. Playground adventures that reveal how height requirements help us measure happiness. Prepare for "aha!" moments at any age! Building tomorrow's problem-solvers, one story at a time. This is Volume 4 of the Impact Evaluation Series for Children. It is a brief introduction to Regression Discontinuity Design.
Autorenporträt
Jasleen is a policy researcher and data analyst with a PhD in Public Policy from UT Austin, where her dissertation examined gender dynamics in international development organizations through analysis of 3,500 Asian Development Bank projects. Her research expertise spans experimental design, causal inference, and large-scale impact evaluation, developed through roles at prestigious institutions including J-PAL South Asia. At J-PAL, she led a randomized controlled trial with nearly 8,000 participants evaluating gender interventions across rural India. At the time of writing this book, she is working at Uptogether as a Survey Analyst, conducting longitudinal analysis of cash transfer impacts. She specializes in translating complex statistical analyses into actionable policy recommendations. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. She is driven by the belief that rigorous data analysis can inform more effective, equitable policies that strengthen communities.