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treatment impact of a program? Using data from Lalonde's (1986) influential evaluation of non-experimental methods, we …This paper uses propensity score methods to address the question: how well can an observational study estimate the … demonstrate that propensity score methods succeed in estimating the treatment impact of the National Supported Work Demonstration …
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In an effort to accommodate a change in the Federal Highway Administration's goals towards race-neutral methods …
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In a world increasingly globalized, multiple language skills can create more employment opportunities. Several countries include language training programs in active labor market programs for the unemployed. We analyze the effects of a language training program on the re-employment probability...
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treatment impact of a program? Using data from Lalonde's (1986) influential evaluation of non-experimental methods, we …This paper uses propensity score methods to address the question: how well can an observational study estimate the … demonstrate that propensity score methods succeed in estimating the treatment impact of the National Supported Work Demonstration …
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The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of a training program from the perspective of the trainees. The literature suggests that the pre-training expectations of trainees can be compared with their post-training experience. The training program considered here in this paper...
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This study evaluates the effects of further training on the individual unemployment duration of different groups of persons representing individual characteristics and some aspects of the economic environment. The Micro Census Saxony enables us to include additional information about a...
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Training programs for the unemployed typically involve teaching specific skills in demand amongst employers. In 1997, Swedish unemployed could also choose general training at the upper secondary school level. Despite the dominance of programs offering specific training, long-term relative...
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Training programs for the unemployed typically involve teaching a specific skill to ease the transition into employment. However, in 1997, the Swedish unemployed could choose general/theoretical training through enrollment in one year of full-time studies at the upper secondary school level....
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