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We provide causal evidence that microfinance group lending reduces default rates by 11% compared to individual lending only for loans below $500: a multi-country rct. Our identification strategy combines quasi-experimental variation with state-of-the-art econometric techniques including difference-in-differences with staggered treatment adoption, instrumental variables estimation, and regression discontinuity designs.

We provide causal evidence that teacher performance pay increases student test scores only when measured relative to peers: a 450-school rct in india. Our identification strategy combines quasi-experimental variation with state-of-the-art econometric techniques including difference-in-differences with staggered treatment adoption, instrumental variables estimation, and regression discontinuity designs.

Simulation study: generate RCT data with known CATE functions (linear, nonlinear, interaction) at N=200-20000. Apply 4 HTE estimation methods: causal forests, X-learner, R-learner, Bayesian CART.