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• Hidehiko Ichimura
• Gerard J. van den Berg

The matching method for treatment evaluation does not balance selective unobserved differences between treated and non-treated. We derive a simple correction term if there is an instrument that shifts the treatment probability to zero in specific cases. Policies with eligibility restrictions,where treatment is impossible if some variable exceeds a certain value, provide a natural application. In an empirical analysis, we first examine the performance of matching versus regression-discontinuity estimation in the sharp age-discontinuity design of the NDYP job search assistance program for young unemployed in the UK. Next, we exploit the age eligibility restriction in the Swedish Youth Practice subsidized work program for young unemployed, where compliance is imperfect among the young. Adjusting the matching estimator for selectivity changes the results towards ineffectiveness of subsidized work in moving individuals into employment.

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Paper provided by Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies in its series CeMMAP working papers with number CWP33/07.

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  • Costa Dias, Monica & Ichimura, Hidehiko & van den Berg, Gerard J., 2008. "The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles," Working Paper Series 2008:6, IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation. [Downloadable!]
  • Costa Dias, Monica & Ichimura, Hidehiko & van den Berg, Gerard J., 2008. "The Matching Method for Treatment Evaluation with Selective Participation and Ineligibles," IZA Discussion Papers 3280, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]

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