. We show that in this case the evaluation problem can be divided into two parts: (i) the effect of the intervention on …

The distribution of unemployment duration in our equilibrium matching model with spell-dependent unemployment benefits …

variables and matching estimators. Very informative administrative Swiss data with detailed regional information are combined …-defined local labour markets. This allows pursuing instrumental variable as well as matching estimation strategies. A specific …

. Evaluation studies of such programmes commonly rely on the conditional independence assumption (CIA), allowing a causal … success, these variables were neglected in evaluation studies so far due to data limitations. In this paper, we evaluate a new … start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …