Table 1 Selected descriptives on covariates and outcomes
ALMP | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Part. | Non-part. | ||
A. Typically observed covariates X | |||
Mean age in years | 42.1 | 44.1 | 0.000 |
Share female | 0.416 | 0.508 | 0.000 |
Share in Eastern Germany | 0.395 | 0.336 | 0.001 |
Share with a university degree | 0.045 | 0.055 | 0.180 |
Cumulated days in unemployment in last 5 years | 898 | 982 | 0.000 |
B. Typically unobserved covariates U | |||
Share who searched for a job in last 4 weeks | 0.574 | 0.432 | 0.000 |
Mean monthly net reservation wage in Euro | 964 | 931 | 0.058 |
Share (mostly) willing to accept a long commute | 0.416 | 0.310 | 0.000 |
Mean standardized life satisfaction | 0.148 | −0.031 | 0.000 |
Mean standardized subjective health | 0.189 | −0.040 | 0.000 |
Share of mothers with a university degree | 0.074 | 0.053 | 0.015 |
C. Outcomes after 36 months | |||
Share in regular employment | 0.295 | 0.211 | 0.000 |
Real monthly labor earnings | 526 | 358 | 0.000 |
Number of observations | 1,009 | 4,810 | |