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The effect of disability on labour market outcomes in Germany : evidence from matching

Lechner, Michael; Vazquez-Alvarez, Rosalia - 2003

status on labour market outcomes using matching methods associated with treatment effect techniques for program evaluation …

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What is the Value Added by Caseworkers?

Lechner, Michael; Smith, Jeffrey A. - 2003

security records. For the estimation we apply matching estimators adapted to the case of multiple programmes. The number of …

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Does the order and timing of active labor market programs matter?

Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - 2007

This paper extends the traditional focus of active labor market policy evaluation from a static comparison of participation in a program versus nonparticipation (or participation in another program) to the evaluation of the effects of program sequences, i.e. multiple participation or timing of...

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Sequential Matching Estimation of Dynamic Causal Models

Lechner, Michael - 2004

This paper proposes sequential matching and inverse selection probability weighting to estimate dynamic causal effects …. The sequential matching estimators extend simple, matching estimators based on propensity scores for static causal … estimators perform well in small and medium size samples. Based on the application of the sequential matching estimators to an …

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An Evaluation of Public-Sector-Sponsored Continuous Vocational Training Programs in East Germany

Lechner, Michael - 1999

participation in terms of employment probabilities, earnings, and career prospects after the completion of training using a matching …

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An Evaluation of Public Employment Programmes in the East German State of Sachsen-Anhalt

Lechner, Michael; Eichler, Martin - 1999

In East Germany, active labour market policies (ALMPs) are used on a large scale to contain fast rising unemployment after unification. This paper evaluates the effects for participants in public employment programmes (PEPs), that are an important part of ALMPs. It focuses on individual...

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Kids or courses? Gender differences in the effects of active labor market policies

Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - 2007

This paper investigates active labor market programs in Austria with a special emphasis on male-female effect heterogeneity. On average, we find only small effects, if any, for most of the programs. A crucial advantage of the large and informative administrative data we use is that it provides...

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Regional Treatment Intensity as an Instrument for the Evaluation of Labour Market Policies

Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2004

The effects of active labour market policies (ALMP) on individual employment chances and earnings are evaluated by nonparametric instrumental variables based on Swiss administrative data with detailed regional information. Using an exogenous variation in the participation probabilities across...

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Microeconometric Evaluation of the Active Labour Market Policy in Switzerland

Lechner, Michael; Gerfin, Michael - 2000

and social security records. We apply a matching estimator adapted for the case of multiple programmes. We find …

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Does Subsidised Temporary Employment Get the Unemployed Back to Work? An Econometric Analysis of Two Different Schemes

Gerfin, Michael; Lechner, Michael; Steiger, Heidi - 2002

econometric matching methods we find that TEMP is considerably more successful in getting the unemployed back into work than EP …

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