Heterogeneous treatment and self-selection in a wage subsidy experiment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 479-492

  Brouillette, Dany ^a   Lacroix, Guy ^b,c  

^a INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

^b CIRPÉE ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous treatment; Self selection; SSP Applicant Study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953717812     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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