Bounding a Matching Estimator: The Case of a Norwegian Training Program.

In this paper we evaluate a Norwegian vocational rehabilitation program by comparing employment outcomes of trainees and nonparticipants using nonexperimental data. A matching estimator based on the propensity score is used to calculate the training effect for different subgroups of the sample.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Aakvik, A.
Institutions:	Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen
Subject:	EMPLOYMENT \| POLICY MAKING \| TRAINING PROGRAMMES

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Series:	Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	28 pages
Classification:	J68 - Public Policy ; J41 - Contracts: Specific Human Capital, Matching Models, Efficiency Wage Models, and Internal Labor Markets ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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