Disentangling Treatment Effects of Polish Active Labor Market Policies: Evidence from Matched Samples

Arbeitspapier

This paper estimates causal effects of two Polish active labor market policies – Training and Intervention Works – on employment probabilities. Using data from the 18th wave of the Polish Labor Force Survey we discuss three stages of an appropriately designed matching procedure and demonstrate how the method succeeds in balancing relevant covariates. The validity of this approach is illustrated using the estimated propensity score as a summary measure of balance. We implement a conditional difference-in-differences estimator of treatment effects based on individual trinomial sequences of pre-treatment labor market status. Our findings suggest that Training raises employment probability, while Intervention Works seems to lead to a negative treatment effect for men. Furthermore, we find that appropriate subdivision of the matched sample for conditional treatment effect estimation can add considerable insight to the interpretation of results.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 355

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
• Subject: Active labor market policy ; transition ; exact matching ; propensity score ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Berufsbildung ; Lohnsubvention ; Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; Dauer ; Schätzung ; Polen

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kluve, Jochen ; Lehmann, Hartmut ; Schmidt, Christoph M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2001

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/21215
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET