The Success of Job Applications: A New Approach to Program Evaluation

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C146109218C2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
The Success of Job Applications: A New Approach to Program Evaluation
Journal
Labour Economics
Author(s)
Falk A., Lalive R., Zweimüller J.
ISSN
0927-5371
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Number
6
Pages
739-748
Language
english
Abstract
This paper suggests a novel approach to program evaluation that allows identification of the causal effect of a training program on the likelihood of being invited to a job interview under weak assumptions, i.e., by measuring the program-effects by pre- and post-treatment data that are very close in time for the same individual.
Keywords
Evaluation, Active labour market program, Correspondence testing, Field experiments
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