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due to mismeasured variables. We consider sample merger by matching on identifiers that may be imperfect in the case that …
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, depending on the sub-group used. However, post-matching this difference falls to between 3% and 6%. This indicates that the …
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Propensity score matching is widely used in treatment evaluation to estimate average treatment effects. Nevertheless …
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training. A non-parametric matching approach is applied to estimate the average program effects. Moreover, the results obtained … by matching are compared to results from standard linear regression and probit models, and a polychotomous selectivity …
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Recently, there is a call for replication research to validate empirical findings, especially findings important for development policies. Thus, this study tried to replicate estimation results from Mu and van de Walle ("Rural Roads and Local Market Development in Vietnam" published in Journal...
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explain the need for evaluation on the micro- and macroeconomic level, introduce the fundamental evaluation problem and … solutions to it, give an overview of the newer developments in evaluation literature and finally take a look on empirical …
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In this paper nonparametric instrumental variable estimation of local average treatment effects (LATE) is extended to incorporate confounding covariates. Estimation of local average treatment effects is appealing since their identification relies on much weaker assumptions than the...
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Propensity score matching is widely used in treatment evaluation to estimate average treatment effects. Nevertheless …
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This paper reviews the main identification and estimation strategies for microeconomic policy evaluation. Particular … nonparametric matching and weighting estimators of the average treatment effects and their properties are examined. …
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Based on administrative data from the federal employment office in Germany, we apply matching techniques to estimate …
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