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Sequential matching estimation of dynamic causal models
Lechner, Michael (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001943994
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Regional treatment intensity as an instrument for the evaluation of labour market policies
Frölich, Markus (contributor); Lechner, Michael (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001987280
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Exploiting regional treatment intensity for the evaluation of labour market policies
Frölich, Markus (contributor); Lechner, Michael (contributor) - 2006
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 … ; conditional local IV ; active labour market policy ; state borders ; geographic variation ; Switzerland ; Fuller estimator …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003328060
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Disincentive effects of unemployment benefits and the role of caseworkers
Schmieder, Johannes; Trenkle, Simon - 2016
A large literature has documented that the unemployment duration of unemployed individuals increases with the generosity of the unemployment insurance (UI) system, which has been interpreted as the disincentive effect of UI benefits. However, unemployed workers typically also have caseworkers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457304
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Does subsidised temporary employment get the unemployment back to work? : an econometric analysis of two different schemes
Gerfin, Michael; Lechner, Michael; Steiger, Heidi - 2002
schemes of subsidised temporary employment implemented in Switzerland. One scheme operates as a non-profit employment … econometric matching methods we find that TEMP is considerably more successful in getting the unemployed back into work than EP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414007
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Heterogeneous employment effects of job search programmes : a machine learning approach
Knaus, Michael C.; Lechner, Michael; Strittmatter, Anthony - 2017
We systematically investigate the effect heterogeneity of job search programmes for unemployed workers. To investigate possibly heterogeneous employment effects, we combine non-experimental causal empirical models with Lasso-type estimators. The empirical analyses are based on rich...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011724568
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Microeconometric evaluation of the active labour market policy in Switzerland
Gerfin, Michael; Lechner, Michael - 2000
In the second part of the 1990's Switzerland conducted an ambitious active labour market policy (ALMP) encompassing a … and social security records. We apply a matching estimator adapted for the case of multiple programmes. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333282
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The impact of active labor market programs and benefit entitlement rules on the duration of unemployment
Lalive, Rafael; Ours, Jan C. van; Zweimüller, Josef - 2000
Active Labor Market Programs and benefit entitlement on the duration of unemployment in Switzerland. In the evaluation we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011333287
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What is the value added by caseworkers?
Lechner, Michael (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001734008
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The impact of in-work benefits on poverty and household labour supply : a simulation study for Switzerland
Gerfin, Michael (contributor); Leu, Robert E. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001750023