Robert LaLonde

University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies

Professor of Public Policy

1155 East 60th Street

Chicago, IL 60637

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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The Impact of Incarceration in State Prison on the Employment Prospects of Women

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1792
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Oct 2005
Rosa Cho and Robert LaLonde
University of Chicago and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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prison, women, employment

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Female Offenders' Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and after Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2006-13
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 05 Dec 2006
Kristin F. Butcher and Robert LaLonde
Wellesley College and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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Incarceration, Welfare Reform, Welfare Dependency

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Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6392
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Apr 2017
Dan Black, Joonhwi Joo, Robert LaLonde, Jeffrey A. Smith and Evan Taylor
University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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instrumental variable, local average treatment effect, selection, test

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Should We Teach Old Dogs New Tricks? The Impact of Community College Retraining on Older Displaced Workers

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2003-25
Number of pages: 92 Posted: 11 Feb 2004
Louis Jacobson, Robert LaLonde and Daniel G. Sullivan
Westat, University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Estimating the Returns to Community College Schooling for Displaced Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1017; FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2002-31
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 May 2003
Daniel G. Sullivan, Louis Jacobson and Robert LaLonde
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Westat and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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Do Displaced Workers Benefit from Community College Courses? Findings from Administrative Data and Directions for Future Research

Hudson Institute Research Paper No. 05-01
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Oct 2007
Robert LaLonde, Louis Jacobson and Daniel G. Sullivan
University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, Westat and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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Testing for Selection Bias

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8455
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Joonhwi Joo and Robert LaLonde
University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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selection bias, program evaluation, average treatment effects

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Simple Tests for Selection Bias: Learning More from Instrumental Variables

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9346
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Dan Black, Joonhwi Joo, Robert LaLonde, Jeffrey A. Smith and Evan Taylor
University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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local average treatment effects, selection, instrumental variables

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Should Government Go It Alone or with a Partner: A Comparison of Outcomes from a Work Release Program Using Different Policy Tools

Indiana University, Bloomington School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2576477
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Mar 2015
Haeil Jung, Deanna Malatesta and Robert LaLonde
Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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policy tools; policy implementation; collaborations; point of service contracts; work release programs; and sector differences

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Estimating the Effect of Training on Employment and Unemployment Durations: Evidence from Experimental Data

NBER Working Paper No. w3912
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2010
John C. Ham and Robert LaLonde
National University of Singapore (NUS) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
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The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w3573
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Nov 2007
Robert LaLonde and Robert H. Topel
University of Chicago - Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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