Search Results - subject:"Matching estimation"

Why do tougher caseworkers increase employment? : the role of programme assignment as a causal mechanism

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Mellace, Giovanni - 2014

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Active labour market policy in East Germany: waiting for the economy to take off

Wunsch, Conny; Lechner, Michael - 2007

We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that...

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Does the order and timing of active labor market programs matter?

Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - 2007

This paper extends the traditional focus of active labor market policy evaluation from a static comparison of participation in a program versus nonparticipation (or participation in another program) to the evaluation of the effects of program sequences, i.e. multiple participation or timing of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268196

From temporary help jobs to permanent employment: what can we learn from matching estimators and their sensitivity?

Ichino, Andrea; Mealli, Fabrizia; Nannicini, Tommaso - 2006

The diffusion of Temporary Work Agency (TWA) jobs originated a harsh policy debate and ambiguous empirical evidence. Results for the US, based on quasi-experimental evidence, suggest that a TWA assignment decreases the probability of finding a stable job, while results for Europe, based on the...

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Global Sensing and Sensibility: A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

Teichert, Thorsten; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2006

We focus on one of the core competitive capabilities of modern firms: the ability to deliver successful innovations in a globalized environment. Companies literally find themselves confronted with a world of ideas. The challenge remains to decide which impulses should be on top of the list and...

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Global Sensing and Sensibility: A Multi-Stage Matching Assessment of Competitive Advantage from Foreign Sources of Innovation

Teichert, Thorsten; Sofka, Wolfgang - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2006

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Active labour market policy in East Germany : waiting for the economy to take off

Lechner, Michael (contributor); Wunsch, Conny (contributor) - 2006

experienced in the East German labour market. Keywords Matching estimation, causal effects, programme evaluation, panel data … the price to pay when interest is in recent programmes. For example, in our study, which is based on matching estimation … exception, because it is not based on matching estimation. Instead, the authors estimate a multivariate mixed proportional …

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Heterogeneous sports participation and labour market outcomes in England

Downward, Paul; Lechner, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

through matching estimation whilst controlling for some important confounding factors. The results suggest a link between …

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Heterogeneous sports participation and labour market outcomes in England

Lechner, Michael; Downward, Paul - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2013

through matching estimation whilst controlling for some important confounding factors. The results suggest a link between …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699650

Sensitivity of matching-based program evaluations to the availability of control variables

Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - In: Labour Economics 21 (2013) C, pp. 111-121

the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates …

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