Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Σχεδιασμός Απεικόνισης Παλινδρόμησης (RDD)	Μέθοδος Εργαλειακών Μεταβλητών (IV) για Αιτιώδη Συμπερασματολογία	Μοντέλο Σταθερών Επιπτώσεων Δεδομένων Πάνελ
Πεδίο	Οικονομετρία	Οικονομικά της Υγείας	Οικονομετρία
Οικογένεια	Regression model	Process / pipeline	Regression model
Έτος προέλευσης	2008	1990s (modern applications)	2014
Δημιουργός	Imbens & Lemieux; Lee & Lemieux (modern practice); Cattaneo, Idrobo & Titiunik	Angrist & Pischke (applied econometrics); rooted in econometric theory	Hsiao (textbook treatment); within transformation of panel data
Τύπος	Quasi-experimental causal design	Method	Panel data regression
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Imbens, G. W., & Lemieux, T. (2008). Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice. Journal of Econometrics, 142(2), 615-635.	Angrist, J. D., & Pischke, J. S. (2009). Mostly Harmless Econometrics: An Empiricist's Companion. Princeton: Princeton University Press.	Hsiao, C. (2014). Analysis of Panel Data (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	RDD, regression discontinuity, sharp regression discontinuity, Regresyon Süreksizliği Tasarımı (RDD)	IV, two-stage least squares, TSLS, causal estimation	fixed effects model, within estimator, panel fixed-effects regression, Panel Veri — Sabit Etkiler Modeli
Συναφείς	5	3	5
Σύνοψη	Regression Discontinuity Design is a quasi-experimental method that estimates a local causal effect around a threshold (cutoff) value, comparing units just below and just above the cutoff as if they were almost randomly assigned. It is the design developed for applied practice by Imbens and Lemieux (2008) and by Lee and Lemieux (2010).	Instrumental variables (IV) is an econometric method to estimate causal effects when treatment or exposure is not randomly assigned and confounding is severe or unmeasured. IV relies on a third variable (instrument) that influences treatment but does not directly affect the outcome, allowing researchers to isolate the causal effect from the noise of confounding. Developed extensively in econometrics (Angrist & Pischke, 1990s–2000s), IV methods are increasingly used in health economics and health services research to leverage natural experiments and policy changes.	The Panel Data Fixed Effects model estimates relationships from panel data (the same units observed over several time periods) while controlling for unit- and/or time-specific effects, supporting causal inference. It is developed as the within estimator in standard treatments such as Hsiao's Analysis of Panel Data (2014).