Evaluationen stellen auf die kausalen Wirkungen einer Maßnahme ab. Das Lehrbuch führt in die entsprechenden theoretischen und methodischen Grundlagen der Wirkungsevaluation ein und illustriert diese anhand ausgewählter Beispiele. Ziel des Buches ist es dabei, einen praktischen Bezug zum...

This paper summarizes our recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood program.

This paper estimates the rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program, an early intervention program targeted toward disadvantaged African-American youth. Estimates of the rate of return to the Perry program are widely cited to support the claim of substantial economic benefits from...

Introduction -- The emergence of the work-first prescription -- Welfare reform and access to postsecondary education: national trends -- The implementation of welfare reform: consistency and change -- The workforce investment act: investment or disinvestment? -- The implementation of WIA: does...

The slave trades out of Africa represent one of the most significant forced migration experiences in history. In this paper I illustrate their long-term consequences. I first consider the influence of the slave trade on the "sending" countries in Africa, with attention to their economic,...