Overview

This folder contains the code and data used to generate Figure 6, Panels A–D in the paper.

The analysis implements bunching estimation methods based on Alvero and Xiao (2020). The estimation functions (FB.m and SB.m) are directly downloaded from the authors’ website and are used without modification.

Data
The analysis is based on union-level data with annual receipts between 100 and 400 (in thousands) in year 2005 (receipt_100_400_2005included.csv) and in years from 2005 to 2020 (receipt_100_400_after2005included.csv).


Notes
Users should ensure that the data file is located in the correct working directory or update file paths accordingly.

Reference
Alvero, A. & Xiao, K. (2020). A Fuzzy Bunching Estimator of Regulatory Costs.
