improved Robust Bias Correction

Packages

Software for improved inference in regression discontinuity designs and nonparametric regression.

iRBCrd

Regression discontinuity designs

Analytic and bootstrap inference for RD designs, including sharp, kink, fuzzy, and covariate-adjusted designs.

R

Manual Examples

STATA

Manual Examples

iRBCnp

Work in progress

Nonparametric regression

Improved robust bias correction for nonparametric regression.

The software is under development. No version is currently available for download.

References

1. Cavaliere, G., Gonçalves, S., Nielsen, M. Ø., and Zanelli, E. (2024). Bootstrap Inference in the Presence of Bias. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 119(548), 2908-2918.
2. Cavaliere, G., Gonçalves, S., Nielsen, M. Ø., and Zanelli, E. (2026). Improved Inference for Nonparametric Regression and Regression-Discontinuity Designs. arXiv:2512.00566.