The typical evaluation problem aims at quantifying the impact of a ÔtreatmentÕ (e.g. a training programme, a reform, or a medicine) on an outcome of interest (such as earnings, school attendance or illness indicators), where a group of units, the ÔtreatedÕ, receive the ÔtreatmentÕ, while a...

Matching, especially in its propensity-score flavors, has become an extremely popular evaluation method. Matching is, in fact, the best-available method for selecting a matched (or reweighted) comparison group that looks like the treatment group of interest. In this talk, I will introduce...

Matching, especially in its propensity-score flavors, has become an extremely popular evaluation method. Matching is, in fact, the best-available method for selecting a matched (or reweighted) comparison group that looks like the treatment group of interest. In this talk, I will introduce...