Aufgrund ihrer Nähe zum Konzept kontrafaktischer Kausalität haben nichtparametrische Matchingverfahren in der neueren statistischen und ökonometrischen Literatur zur Kausalanalyse an Bedeutung gewonnen. Vor diesem Hintergrund führt der Beitrag das Rubin Causal Model (RCM) in die...

Having close linkages with the counterfactual concept of causality, nonparametric matching estimators have recently gained in popularity in the statistical and econometric literature on causal analysis. Introducing key concepts of the Rubin causal model (RCM), the paper discusses the...

Propensity score matching provides an estimate of the effect of a treatment variable on an outcome variable that is largely free of bias arising from an association between treatment status and observable variables. However, matching methods are not robust against hidden bias arising from...

Nach den Vorstellungen des Vorsitzenden und Namensgebers der Hartz-Kommission kann die Arbeitslosigkeit in nur drei Jahren halbiert werden. Ist dieses ehrgeizige Ziel zu erreichen? Welche Rolle spielt dabei die Ausgestaltung der Arbeitslosenversicherung? Was ist von den Vorschlägen der...

Job search models offer two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment benefits on job search outcomes among unemployed workers. By raising workers' reservation wages, unemployment benefits should contribute to both prolonged spell duration and improved post-unemployment job...

Economic job search theory offers two complementary predictions about the effects of unemployment benefits on job search outcomes among unemployed workers. By raising workers' reservation wages, unemployment benefits should contribute to both prolonged spell duration and improved...