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Instrumental variable estimation of the causal effect of hunger early in life on health later in life

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Pinger, Pia; Schoch, Johannes - 2011

Numerous studies have evaluated the effect of nutrition early in life on health much later in life by comparing …. In this paper we estimate this average causal effect on health outcomes later in life, by applying instrumental variable …

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The economics of grief

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lundborg, Petter; Vikström, Johan - 2012

cause of death with parents' labor market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit … the longitudinal dimension of the data and deal with a range of selection issues. We distinguish between effects on labor …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009668317

Treatment evaluation in the case of interactions within markets

Ferracci, Marc; Jolivet, Grégory; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2010

We extend the standard evaluation framework to allow for interactions between individuals within segmented markets. An individual's outcome depends not only on the assigned treatment status but also on (features of) the distribution of the assigned treatments in his market. To evaluate how the...

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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany

Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2011

Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152789

The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016

Unemployment insurance agencies may combat moral hazard by punishing refusals to apply to assigned vacancies. However … estimate multi-spell duration models with selection on unobserved characteristics. We find that a vacancy referral increases …

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Under heavy pressure : intense monitoring and accumulation of sanctions for young welfare recipients in Germany

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Uhlendorff, Arne; Wolff, Joachim - 2017

intensity and lowering reservation wages. We estimate the parameters of multivariate duration models taking selection based on …

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Predicting re-employment : machine learning versus assessments by unemployed workers and by their caseworkers

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Kunaschk, Max; Lang, Julia; … - 2023

policy mix of unemployment insurance agencies. We analyze unique data on three sources of information on the probability of …

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Monitoring job offer decisions, punishments, exit to work, and job quality

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vikström, Johan - 2009

Unemployment insurance systems include monitoring of unemployed workers and punitive sanctions if job search …-2004. We estimate duration models dealing with selection on unobservables. We use weighted exogenous sampling maximum …

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The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles

Costa Dias, Monica (contributor); … - 2008

; regression discontinuity ; selection ; job search assistance ; subsidized work ; youth unemployment …

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Does the size of the effect of adverse events at high ages on daily-life physical functioning depend on the economic conditions around birth?

Scholte, Robert S.; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lindeboom, … - 2014

This paper considers determinants of physical-functional limitations in daily-life activities at high ages. Specifically, we quantify the extent to which the impact of adverse life events on this outcome is larger in case of exposure to adverse economic conditions early in life. Adverse life...

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