Here, the authors present a new theoretical framework — the discontinuity theory — to account for how the immune system generates an appropriate immune response to any perceived disturbance ...

Discontinuity is an entirely different kettle of fish, to mash up metaphors. During the Golden Age of Discovery in the 17th century, intrepid mariners such as Vasco de Gama and Magellan set forth ...

Despite the enormous potential of regression-discontinuity, quasi-experimental procedures, they have to date rarely been used in the evaluation of large-scale social programs. In this article, we ...

Samuel Berlinski, Sebastian Galiani, Patrick J. Mc Ewan, Preschool and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol.