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. Within the same framework we also suggest a new test of the conditional independence assumption justifying matching. Policies with eligibility restrictions, where treatment is impossible if some variable exceeds a certain value, provide a natural application. In an empirical analysis, 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 making of subsidized work detrimental in moving individuals into employment.
This paper is a revised version of cemmap working paper CWP33/07.
Authors
![Hidehiko Ichimura](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Hidechiko%20Ichimura.jpg?itok=qozO-upv)
Research Associate University of Arizona, University of Tokyo
Hidehiko is a Professor of Economics at the Eller College of Management, University of Arizona and a Research Associate at the IFS.
![Monica Costa Dias](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-07/Monica_Costa_Dias.jpg?itok=bX66ysrB)
Deputy Research Director
Monica is a Deputy Research Director and Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol, with an interest in Labour, Family and Public Economics.
![Person graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/IFS-person-graphic.png?itok=hWCtTSrz)
Gerard Van Den Berg
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.cem.2010.3510
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
M, Costa Dias and H, Ichimura and G, Van Den Berg. (2010). The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/matching-method-treatment-evaluation-selective-participation-and-ineligibles-0 (accessed: 3 July 2024).
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