This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed in Germany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has been sketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs for different sub-groups with...

In an evaluation of a job-training program, the influence of the program on the individual earnings capacity is important, because it reflects the program effect on human capital. Estimating these effects is complicated because earnings are observed for employed individuals only, and employment...

This paper investigates active labour market programs in Austria with a special emphasis on male-female effect heterogeneity. On average, we find only small effects, if any, for most of the programs. A crucial advantage of the large and informative administrative data we use is that it provides...

In an evaluation of a job-training program, the influence of the program on the individual earnings capacity is important, because it reflects the program effect on human capital. Estimating these effects is complicated because earnings are observed for employed individuals only, and employment...

This paper is a practical guide (a toolkit) for researchers, students and practitioners wishing to introduce randomization as part of a research design in the field. It first covers the rationale for the use of randomization, as a solution to selection bias and a partial solution to publication...

This chapter considers methods for evaluating the impact of social programs in the presence of nonrandom program placement or program selection. It first presents the evaluation problem as a missing data problem and then considers various solutions proposed in the statistics and econometrics...

Inner- und überbetriebliche Prozesse der Leistungserstellung sind durch eine hohe Planungs- und Steuerungskomplexität gekennzeichnet. Unerwartet auftretende logistische und fertigungsbezogene Störungen sind allgegenwärtig und mit negativen Einflüssen auf die strategischen Erfolgsfaktoren...

Inner- und überbetriebliche Prozesse der Leistungserstellung sind durch eine hohe Planungs- und Steuerungskomplexität gekennzeichnet. Unerwartet auftretende logistische und fertigungsbezogene Störungen sind allgegenwärtig und mit negativen Einflüssen auf die strategischen Erfolgsfaktoren...