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Symbols |
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Introduction |
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Part I Microeconometric Evaluation Methods |
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1 Introduction in Programme Evaluation |
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1.2 The Evaluation Framework |
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11 | (6) |
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1.2.1 Potential Outcome Approach and the Fundamental Evaluation Problem |
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1.2.2 Parameters of Interest and Selection Bias |
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1.2.3 Linking the Potential-Outcome-Framework to Textbook Econometrics |
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1.2.4 Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous Treatment Effects |
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1.3 How Do Randomised Experiments Solve the Evaluation Problem? |
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1.3.1 Possible Problems with Randomised Experiments |
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1.4 Evaluation Estimators |
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1.4.1 Three Commonly Used Evaluation Estimators |
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21 | (4) |
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1.4.2 Alternative Evaluation Estimators |
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25 | (5) |
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1.5 The Principle of linconfoundedness |
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30 | (8) |
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1.5.1 The Basic Idea of Matching Under Unconfoundedness |
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30 | (2) |
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1.5.2 How Does Matching Solve the Selection Problem'? |
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32 | (1) |
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1.5.3 Redefining Selection Bias |
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1.5.4 How Do Matching and Regression Under Unconfoundedness Differ? |
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35 | (3) |
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1.6 Summary - Which Estimator to Choose? |
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38 | (5) |
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2 The Evaluation of Policy Interventions with Matching Estimators |
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43 | (2) |
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2.2 The Balancing Property of the Propensity Score |
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45 | (1) |
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2.3 Alternative Matching Estimators |
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46 | (8) |
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2.3.1 Nearest-Neighbour-Matching |
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2.3.2 Caliper and Radius Matching |
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2.3.3 Stratification and Interval Matching |
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2.3.4 Kernel and Local Polynomial Matching |
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50 | (3) |
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2.3.5 Weighting on the Propensity Score |
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2.4 Matching on Covariates |
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54 | (2) |
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2.4.1 Simple Matching Estimator |
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2.5 Combination of Matching with Other Methods |
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56 | (3) |
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2.5.1 Conditional DID or DID Matching Estimator |
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57 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Regression-Adjusted Matching Estimators |
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58 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Bias-Corrected Matching Estimator |
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58 | (1) |
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2.6 Efficiency and Large-Sample Properties of Matching Estimators |
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59 | (6) |
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2.6.1 Estimating the Variance for Treatment Effects |
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62 | (3) |
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2.7 Which Matching Estimator to Choose? |
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65 | (6) |
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3 Some Practical Guidance for the implementation of Propensity Score Matching Estimators |
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71 | (2) |
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3.2 The Implementation of Matching Estimators |
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3.2.1 Estimating the Propensity Score |
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3.2.2 Assessing the Matching Quality |
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78 | (2) |
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3.2.3 Overlap and Common Support |
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80 | (3) |
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3.2.4 Choice-Based Sampling |
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83 | (1) |
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3.2.5 When to Compare and Locking-in Effects |
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3.3 Sensitivity Analysis with Rosenbaum Bounds |
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3.4 More Practical Issues |
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87 | (6) |
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3.4.1 Programme Heterogeneity |
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87 | (2) |
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3.4.2 Sequential Matching Estimators |
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3.4.3 Choosing the Right Control Group - Random Programme Starts |
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Part II The Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes in Germany |
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4 The German Labour Market and Active Labour Market Policies - A Brief Overview |
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4.2 Institutional Setup and Instruments |
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4.2.1 The German Labour Market - Some Stylised Facts |
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4.2.2 Labour Market Policies |
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4.2.3 Job Creation Schemes |
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4.3 Previous Empirical Studies |
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4.3.1 Microeconometric Evaluations of Job Creation Schemes |
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4.3.2 Macroeconomic Evaluations |
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4.4 Dataset Used in our Analysis |
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4.5 Outline of the Empirical Analysis |
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5 Microeconometric Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes - Part I: Individual and Regional Heterogeneity |
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5.2 Groups of Analysis and Selected Descriptives |
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129 | (5) |
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5.2.2 Selected Descriptives for the Four Main Groups |
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131 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Selected Descriptives for the Regional Clusters |
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133 | (1) |
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5.3 Implementation of the Matching Estimator |
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134 | (13) |
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5.3.1 Plausibility of CIA |
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134 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Estimating the Propensity Score |
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135 | (3) |
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5.3.3 Choosing the Matching Algorithm |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (11) |
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5.4.1 Results for the Main Groups |
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5.4.2 Results for the Selected Sub-Groups |
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5.4.3 Results for the Regional Clusters |
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155 | (1) |
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5.4.4 Sensitivity of the Results to Unobserved Heterogeneity |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (3) |
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6 Microeconometric Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes - Part II: Progranune Heterogeneity |
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161 | (22) |
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161 | (1) |
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6.2 Groups of Analysis and Selected Descriptives |
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162 | (6) |
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162 | (4) |
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6.2.2 Selected Descriptives |
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166 | (2) |
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6.3 Implementation of the Propensity Score Matching |
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168 | (4) |
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6.3.1 Propensity Score Estimation |
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168 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Matching Quality and Common Support |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Results for the Five Sectors |
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173 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Results for the Sectors and Types of Promotion |
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175 | (3) |
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6.4.3 Results for the Sectors and Providers |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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7 Conclusions and Outlook |
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A Additional Material to Chapter 4 |
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B Additional Material to Chapter 5 |
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C Additional Material to Chapter 6 |
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219 | (20) |
List of Tables |
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239 | (4) |
List of Figures |
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243 | (2) |
References |
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