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Sensitivity of Matching-Based Program Evaluations to the Availability of Control Variables
Lechner, Michael - 2011
Based on new, exceptionally informative and large German linked employer-employee administrative data, we investigate the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates of typical active labour market programs for the...
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The Finite Sample Performance of Inference Methods for Propensity Score Matching and Weighting Estimators
Bodory, Hugo - 2016
This paper investigates the finite sample properties of a range of inference methods for propensity score-based matching and weighting estimators frequently applied to evaluate the average treatment effect on the treated. We analyse both asymptotic approximations and bootstrap methods for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012999030
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Causal Effects of Monetary Shocks : Semiparametric Conditional Independence Tests with a Multinomial Propensity Score
Angrist, Joshua D.; Kuersteiner, Guido M. - 2021
Macroeconomists have long been concerned with the causal effects of monetary policy. When the identification of causal effects is based on a selection-on-observables assumption, non-causality amounts to the conditional independence of outcomes and policy changes. This paper develops a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325071
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Understanding Low Average Returns to Education in Africa : The Role of Heterogeneity across Education Levels and the Importance of Political and Economic Reforms
Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2021
recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low … the case of Nigeria. Following the sudden death of military general Sanni Abacha, Nigeria moved to democracy in 1999 … education is estimated using instrumental variables exploiting a quasi experiment in Nigeria. The results provide evidence that …
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The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies : Evidence from a Social Experiment and Non-Parametric Methods
Vikström, Johan - 2011
We re-analyze the effects of a Danish active labour market program social experiment that included a range of sub-treatments, including monitoring, job search assistance and training. Previous studies have shown that the overall effect of the experiment is positive. We apply newly developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127727
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Product Market Regulation, Firm Size, Unemployment and Informality in Developing Economies
Charlot, Olivier - 2011
This paper studies the impact of product and labor market regulations on informality and unemployment in a general framework where formal and informal firms are subject to the same externalities, differing only with respect to some parameter values. Both formal and informal firms have monopoly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129903
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The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette - 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/10013129936
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In-Work Benefits and Unemployment
Tonin, Mirco - 2011
In-work benefits are becoming an increasingly relevant labour market policy, gradually expanding in scope and geographical coverage. This paper investigates the equilibrium impact of in-work benefits and contrasts it with the traditional partial equilibrium analysis. We find under which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130454
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Job Creation by Firms in Denmark
Ibsen, Rikke - 2011
In this paper we will look at job creation and destruction in firms. We will answer the question if it is the large companies that create jobs, while the smaller companies are contributing much less. Or is it the young companies that create jobs? And who destroys the most jobs? In the crisis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130788
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Is Short-Time Work a Good Method to Keep Unemployment Down?
Cahuc, Pierre - 2011
Short-time work compensation aims at reducing lay-offs by allowing employers to temporarily reduce hours worked while compensating workers for the induced loss of income. These programs are now widespread in the OECD countries, notably following the 2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131173