Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator: Evidence from Evaluating a Job Training Programme

DOI10.2307/2971733zbMath0887.90039OpenAlexW2066735350WikidataQ41841454 ScholiaQ41841454MaRDI QIDQ4365870

Petra E. Todd, Hidehiko Ichimura, James J. Heckman

Publication date: 18 November 1997

Published in: The Review of Economic Studies (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2971733

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job trainingnonexperimental procedure

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