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the approach retains its basic simplicity. The paper also outlines a matching estimator potentially suitable in that …
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and social security records. We apply a matching estimator adapted for the case of multiple programmes. We find …
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evaluation. -- evaluation ; effect heterogeneity ; matching ; dynamic treatments …
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Despite the widespread use of graphs in empirical research, little is known about readers' ability to process the statistical information they are meant to convey ("visual inference"). We study visual inference within the context of regression discontinuity (RD) designs by measuring how...
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problem, i.e. to find an adequate control group for the group of trainees, we employ matching methods. The training effect is …
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Propensity Score Matching (PSM) has become a popular approach to estimate causal treatment effects. It is widely … decision has to be made concerning the estimation of the propensity score. Following that one has to decide which matching … algorithm to choose and determine the region of common support. Subsequently, the matching quality has to be assessed and …
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Since interventions by the public sector generally commit substantial societal resources, the evaluation of effects and costs of policy interventions is imperative. This paper outlines why program evaluation should follow well-respected scientific standards and why it should be performed by...
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Large-scale environmental programs generally commit substantial societal resources, making the evaluation of their actual effects on the relevant outcomes imperative. As the example of the subsidization of energy-saving appliances illustrates, much of the applied environmental economics...
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Infra-monthly time series have increasingly appeared on the radar of official statistics in recent years, mostly as a consequence of a general digital transformation process and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Many of those series are seasonal and thus in need for seasonal...
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Infra-monthly economic time series have become increasingly popular in official statistics in recent years. This evolution has been largely fostered by official statistics’ digital transformation during the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020 has added fuel to the fire as many...
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