Evaluation of Swedish Youth Labor Market Programs
用非参数匹配方法评估瑞典两项青年劳动力市场项目（青年实践和劳动力市场培训）的效果，发现短期对收入、就业和入学概率影响为零或负，长期效果为零或略正，且青年实践比培训更有效。
Abstract A nonparametric matching approach is applied to estimate the average effects of two active labor market programs for youth in Sweden: youth practice and labor market training. The results of the evaluation indicate either zero or negative effects of both programs on earnings, employment probability, and the probability of entering education in the short run, whereas the long-run effects are mainly zero or slightly positive. The results also suggest that youth practice was more effective—or “less harmful”—than labor market training. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in the estimated treatment effects among individuals.