Abstract
Identifying policy-relevant treatment effects from randomized experiments requires the absence of spillovers between participants and nonparticipants (SUTVA) or variation in observed treatment levels. We find that SUTVA is violated for a Danish activation program for unemployed workers. Using a difference-in-differences model, we show that nonparticipants in the experiment regions find jobs more slowly after the introduction of the program than workers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1073-1125 |
Number of pages | 53 |
Journal | Journal of Labor Economics |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 31 Jul 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2018 |