We propose and implement a new method to estimate treatment effects in settings where individuals need to be in a certain state (e.g. unemployment) to be eligible for a treatment, treatments may commence at different points in time, and the outcome of interest is realized after the individual...

Public programs often use statistical profiling to assess the risk that applicants will become long-term dependent on the program. The literature uses linear probability models and (Cox) proportional hazard models to predict duration outcomes. These either focus on one threshold duration or...

This papser assesses labour markets and unemployment in Slovakia over the period 1994-2004. To interpret labor markets´ performance and design effecitve government policies, the economic literature drew on practical tools of analysis, such as Beveridge´s curve and the Okun Law. Using two...