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Using data on applicants to training programs to measure the program's effects on earnings

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  • G. Cain
  • S. Bell
  • L. Orr
  • W. Lin

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  • G. Cain & S. Bell & L. Orr & W. Lin, "undated". "Using data on applicants to training programs to measure the program's effects on earnings," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1015-93, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
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    1. Heckman, J.J. & Hotz, V.J., 1988. "Choosing Among Alternative Nonexperimental Methods For Estimating The Impact Of Social Programs: The Case Of Manpower Training," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 88-12, Chicago - Economics Research Center.
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    3. Thomas Fraker & Rebecca Maynard, 1987. "The Adequacy of Comparison Group Designs for Evaluations of Employment-Related Programs," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 22(2), pages 194-227.
    4. LaLonde, Robert J, 1986. "Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 76(4), pages 604-620, September.
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