This study estimates the firm-level employment effects of investment grants in Germany. In addition to the average … combine a staggered difference-in-differences approach that explicitly models variations in treatment timing with a matching … procedure at the cohort level. The findings reveal a positive effect of investment grants on employment development in the full …

This study estimates the establishment-level employment effects of investment grants in Germany. In addition to the … on the magnitude of the effect. We apply a modification of Heckman’s matching and difference-in-differences approach to … consider time-varying treatment and different treatment durations. Our results suggest that investment grants positively impact …

The paper estimates the plant level employment effects of investment subsidies in one of the most strongly subsidized … characteristics and the economic environment. Modifying the standard matching and difference-in-difference approach, we develop a new … absolute effects to the amount of the subsidy paid. The results suggest that investment subsidies have a positive influence on …

in treatment timing with a ties matching at the cohort level. We observe a positive effect of investment grants on …This study estimates the establishment-level employment effects of investment grants in Germany. In addition to the …

The paper presents a modification of the matching and difference-in-differences approach of Heckman et al. (1998) for …