This paper analyzes the effects of training quality on the likelihood of treatment completion by estimating dose …-response functions via a generalized propensity score. Results show a statistically positive relationship between training quality and …

enhances productivity and quality through mechanisms including employees becoming better motivated, more informed and paying …

quality on educational attainment and returns to education has been particularly significant for the individuals born in … negative on school returns. Better school quality has also had asymmetric effects on the returns to education, positive for … education. Our evidence suggests that better school quality, measured by a lower pupil-teacher ratio, is a technical substitute …

Recent studies have emphasized the importance of the quality of politicians for good government and consequently … economic performance. But if the quality of leadership matters, then understanding what motivates individuals to become … better quality politicians and improve political performance using exogenous variation in the salaries’ of local legislators …

We estimate the effect of training quality on earnings using a Peruvian program, which targets disadvantaged youths … training courses is based on public bidding processes that assign standardized scores to multiple proxies for quality. Second … attending high-quality training courses have higher average and marginal treatment impacts. External validity was assessed by …

This paper provides a single welfare measure to show the effects of consumer price changes upon households in Ireland … component using the Atkinson Social Welfare Function. The efficiency component includes the behavioural response to price … of households in response to price changes in most years. …