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Innovation outcomes of public R&D support: A new approach to identifying output additionality

Iversen, Eric; Raknerud, Arvid; Klemetsen, Marit; Bye, Brita - 2025

What difference does government support of business R&D make to the rate of innovation? Addressing this important question has deep theoretical roots and broadening practical applications in OECD countries. The analysis of output additionality has been hampered by incomplete data combined with...

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Identification and Estimation of Causal Effects of Multiple Treatments Under the Conditional Independence Assumption

Lechner, Michael - 1999

the approach retains its basic simplicity. The paper also outlines a matching estimator potentially suitable in that …

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Estimating the effects of Kyoto on bilateraltrade flows using matching econometrics

Aichele, Rahel; Felbermayr, Gabriel J. - 2011

commitment on bilateralexport flows using regression-adjusted differences-in-differences matching techniques.The gravity and … international environmental agreement formation literatures provideguidelines for the choice of matching variables. We find that …

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Partial identification of discrete counterfactual distributions with sequential update of information

Boes, Stefan - 2009

The credibility of standard instrumental variables assumptions is often under dispute. This paper imposes weak monotonicity in order to gain information on counterfactual outcomes, but avoids independence or exclusion restrictions. The outcome process is assumed to be sequentially ordered,...

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Bounds on counterfactual distributions under semi-monotonicity constraints

Boes, Stefan - 2009

This paper explores semi-monotonicity constraints in the distribution of potential outcomes, first, conditional on an instrument, and second, in terms of the response function. The imposed assumptions are strictly weaker than traditional instrumental variables assumptions and can be gainfully...

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Human capital investments in children: A comparative analysis of the role of parent-child shared time in selected countries

Österbacka, Eva; Merz, Joachim; Zick, Cathleen D. - 2010

composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States … von Eltern-Kind Zeiten in unterschiedlichen Ländern mit differenten Wohlfahrtsregimes variiert: Finnland, Deutschland und …

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The effect of firms' partial retirement policies on the labour market outcomes of their employees

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2013

In this paper, we assess the impact of firms introducing part-time work schemes for gradual labour market exit of elderly workers on their employees' labour market outcomes. The analysis is based on unique linked employer-employee data that combine high-quality survey and administrative data....

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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …

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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises

Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …

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Short-term training programs for immigrants: do effects differ from natives and why?

Aldashev, Alisher; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2010

welfare recipients in Germany. In particular, we investigate whether program effects differ between both groups and what might … propensity score matching estimators. To explain potential differences in effects between the groups, we suggest and apply a … decomposition method based on the matching procedure that allows identification of differences due to observable characteristics and …

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