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University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy (deceased), University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables

NBER Working Paper No. w30291

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 25 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023

Dan Black, Joonhwi Joo, Robert LaLonde, Jeffrey A. Smith and Evan Taylor

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Arizona

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The Performance of Performance Standards

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The Performance of Performance Standards

IZA Discussion Paper No. 525

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 09 Aug 2002

James J. Heckman, Carolyn Heinrich and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Public Policy and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Performance of Performance Standards

NBER Working Paper No. w9002

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 13 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022

James J. Heckman, Carolyn Heinrich and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Public Policy and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Characterizing Selection Bias Using Experimental Data

NBER Working Paper No. w6699

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 19 Nov 1998 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

James J. Heckman, Hidehiko Ichimura, Jeffrey A. Smith and Petra Todd

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics

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The Impact of the UK New Deal for Lone Parents on Benefit Receipt

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5491

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2011

Peter Dolton and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of London - Institute of Education and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Firm Training

CESifo Working Paper No. 10268

Number of pages: 265 Posted: 16 Feb 2023

Dan Black, Lars Skipper and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Determinants of Participation in a Social Program: Evidence from a Prototypical Job Training Program

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The Determinants of Participation in a Social Program: Evidence from a Prototypical Job Training Program

IZA Discussion Paper No. 798

Number of pages: 78 Posted: 24 Jul 2003

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Determinants of Participation in a Social Program: Evidence from a Prototypical Job Training Program

NBER Working Paper No. w9818

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 05 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 01 May 2022

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Equilibrium Policy Experiments and the Evaluation of Social Programs

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Equilibrium Policy Experiments and the Evaluation of Social Programs

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 06 May 2003

Jeremy Lise, Shannon Seitz and Jeffrey A. Smith

University College London, Queen's University - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Equilibrium Policy Experiments and the Evaluation of Social Programs

NBER Working Paper No. w10283

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Feb 2004 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022

Jeremy Lise, Shannon Seitz and Jeffrey A. Smith

University College London, Queen's University - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Evaluating Search and Matching Models Using Experimental Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1717

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Aug 2005

Jeremy Lise, Shannon Seitz and Jeffrey A. Smith

University College London, Queen's University - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Citation 12

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Bandwidth Selection and the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Unbalanced Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3095

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Nov 2007

José Galdo, Jeffrey A. Smith and Dan Black

Syracuse University - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy

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Evaluating the Welfare State

NBER Working Paper No. w6542

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 24 Apr 1999 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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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 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Dan Black, Joonhwi Joo, Robert LaLonde, Jeffrey A. Smith and Evan Taylor

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy (deceased), University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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What is the Value Added by Caseworkers?

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What is the Value Added by Caseworkers?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 16 Apr 2003

Michael Lechner and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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What is the Value Added by Caseworkers?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 May 2003

Michael Lechner and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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On Educational Performance Measures

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5897

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 15 Aug 2011

Alastair Muriel and Jeffrey A. Smith

Institute for Fiscal Studies and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Heterogeneous Impacts in PROGRESA

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3362

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 03 Nov 2008

Habiba Djebbari and Jeffrey A. Smith

Université Laval - Département d'Économique and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The Determinants of Mismatch between Students and Colleges

NBER Working Paper No. w19286

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 10 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2023

Eleanor Wiske Dillon and Jeffrey A. Smith

Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research New England and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Is the Threat of Reemployment Services More Effective than the Services Themselves? Experimental Evidence from the Ui System

NBER Working Paper No. w8825

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Mar 2002 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2022

Dan Black, Jeffrey A. Smith, Mark Berger and Brett J. Noel

University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Kentucky - Department of Economics and American Express Company

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What Do Bureaucrats Do? The Effects of Performance Standards and Bureaucratic Preferences on Acceptance into the Jtpa Program

NBER Working Paper No. w5535

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Jun 1998 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2022

James J. Heckman, Jeffrey A. Smith and Christopher Taber

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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The Sensitivity of Experimental Impact Estimates: Evidence from the National Jtpa Study

NBER Working Paper No. w6105

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Mar 1998 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms

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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w19446

Number of pages: 88 Posted: 24 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2023

Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, Julia Lane, Julia Lane, David J. Rosenblum and Jeffrey A. Smith

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7621

Number of pages: 89 Posted: 05 Oct 2013

Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, Julia Lane, Julia Lane, David J. Rosenblum and Jeffrey A. Smith

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Non-Experimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6071

Number of pages: 100 Posted: 25 Oct 2016

Fredrik Andersson, Harry J. Holzer, Julia Lane, Julia Lane, David J. Rosenblum and Jeffrey A. Smith

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Cornell University and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Some Children Left Behind: Variation in the Effects of an Educational Intervention

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Some Children Left Behind: Variation in the Effects of an Educational Intervention

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13598

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 17 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 04 May 2023

Julie Buhl-Wiggers, Jason Kerwin, Juan Sebastián Muñoz, Jeffrey A. Smith and Rebecca L. Thornton

Copenhagen Business School, University of Washington - Economics, IÉSEG School of Management, Lille Campus, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Economics, Students

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Some Children Left Behind: Variation in the Effects of an Educational Intervention

NBER Working Paper No. w29459

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 08 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2023

Julie Buhl-Wiggers, Jason Kerwin, Juan Muñoz-Morales, Jeffrey A. Smith and Rebecca L. Thornton

Copenhagen Business School, University of Washington - Economics, Catholic University of Lille - IESEG School of Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Economics, Students

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Viewpoint: Estimating the Causal Effects of Policies and Programs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10108

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023

Jeffrey A. Smith and Arthur Sweetman

University of Wisconsin-Madison and McMaster University - Department of Economics

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Tobacco Regulation and Cost-Benefit Analysis: How Should We Value Foregone Consumer Surplus?

NBER Working Paper No. w22471

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 27 May 2023

Helen Levy, Edward C. Norton and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Institute for Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Accounting for Dropouts in Evaluations of Social Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. t0166

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023

James J. Heckman, Jeffrey A. Smith and Christopher Taber

University of Chicago - Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Are Program Participants Good Evaluators?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13584

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 17 Aug 2020

Jeffrey A. Smith, Alexander Whalley and Nathaniel Wilcox

University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Calgary and Chapman University - The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics

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The Pre-Program Earnings Dip and the Determinants of Participation in a Social Program: Implications for Simple Program Evaluation Strategies

NBER Working Paper No. w6983

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2022

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Treatment Effect Heterogeneity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15151

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 29 May 2022

Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Making the Most Out of Social Experiments: Reducing the Intrinsic Uncertainty in Evidence from Randomized Trials with an Application to the Jtpa Exp

NBER Working Paper No. t0149

Number of pages: 114 Posted: 25 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 31 May 2023

James J. Heckman and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Chicago - Department of Economics and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Employment and Training Programs

NBER Working Paper No. w21659

Number of pages: 155 Posted: 26 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2023

Burton S. Barnow and Jeffrey A. Smith

George Washington University - Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Do Reemployment Programs for the Unemployed Work for Youth? Evidence from the Great Recession in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13324

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021

Marios Michaelides, Peter Mueser and Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Cyprus, University of Missouri at Columbia and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Does Federally-Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and Firms

NYU Wagner Research Paper

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Aug 2022

Fredrick Anderson, Harry J. Holzer, Julia Lane, Julia Lane, David Rosenblum and Jeffrey A. Smith

AVP,Bank of America,, Georgetown University - Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Bucky, Becky, and Student Financial Aid Policy Design

NBER Working Paper No. w33053

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Oct 2024

Elise Marifian, Jeffrey A. Smith and Sarah E. Turner

University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Virginia

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Jeffrey A. Smith

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paul T. Heyne Distinguished Chair in Economics

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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