matching methods for robustness check. Our results consistently show that access to public credit lines has a significant and …

. A combination of fixed effects and propensity score matching techniques was used in estimations to correct for any …

determinants of the decision to become an entrepreneur. Third, using the propensity score matching method (PSM), the paper …

fields. Among these techniques, Propensity-Score Matching (PSM) is increasingly applied in the policy evaluation community … by observable characteristics. It also describes different matching algorithms and some tests to assess the quality of … the matching. Case studies are used throughout to illustrate important concepts in impact evaluation and PSM. In the …

Unemployment is a pressing problem in many countries in Latin America. Financial crises and increased globalization … increase job turnover and therefore the risk of unemployment. To protect workers, Chile implemented an innovative unemployment … job search behavior between workers who use unemployment benefits and those who do not. Search efforts were found to fall …

This paper tests the hysteresis hypothesis in unemployment for 13 Latin American countries covering the period 1980 …