The effects of active labor market programs in Germany: An investigation using different definitions of non-treatment

Jahrbucher fur Nationalokonomie und Statistik

Volumn 228, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 586-611

  Stephan, Gesine ^a,b  

^a Institute for Employment Research ^*

^b INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparison group concepts; Definition of non treatment; Evaluation of active labor market policies; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 62449098619     PISSN: 00214027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2008-5-611     Document Type: Article

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