Micro-econometric evaluation of subsidized employment in morocco: the case of the

Chatri, Abdellatif; Hadef, Khadija; Samoudi, Naima

doi:10.1186/s12651-021-00300-5

Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 2 Balancing covariates test

From: Micro-econometric evaluation of subsidized employment in morocco: the case of the "Idmaj" program

Variable	Mean (1)		Mean (2)		t-test (1)		t-test (2)
	Treated	Control	Treated	Control	t	p > t	t	p > t
Years of enrolment in ANAPEC	1.932	2.617	1.935	1.982	− 6.130	0.000	− 0.550	0.582
Program entry Age	25.395	26.633	25.344	25.263	− 3.640	0.000	0.290	0.775
Health problems	0.046	0.013	0.046	0.026	2.270	0.023	1.430	0.153
Reservation wage	3152.400	2979.900	3148.800	3231.900	2.220	0.027	− 1.010	0.312
Internship	0.078	0.046	0.079	0.086	1.590	0.113	− 0.350	0.725
Diploma Perception	0.676	0.625	0.678	0.683	1.290	0.199	− 0.150	0.878
Training days	135.150	97.842	117.700	108.870	1.150	0.250	0.410	0.685
Gender	0.551	0.504	0.550	0.530	1.140	0.255	0.540	0.591
Mother’s job	0.1	0.079	0.100	0.121	0.870	0.385	− 0.890	0.374
Father’s job	0.873	0.842	0.873	0.886	1.090	0.276	− 0.540	0.590
Extracurricular activity	0.349	0.321	0.347	0.332	0.710	0.479	0.420	0.673
Mother's level of education	2.970	2.722	2.978	2.960	0.740	0.461	0.060	0.954
Father's level of education	6.745	6.480	6.760	6.681	0.690	0.493	0.230	0.816
Studies	0.105	0.121	0.106	0.096	− 0.590	0.555	0.430	0.667
Employment	0.116	0.1	0.114	0.114	0.620	0.532	− 0.020	0.987
Associative activities	0.068	0.058	0.068	0.075	0.450	0.649	− 0.390	0.694
Duration of unemployment	318.090	295.090	308.390	287.810	0.470	0.640	0.500	0.619
Education sector	0.114	0.129	0.114	0.131	− 0.580	0.561	− 0.720	0.473
Unemployment	0.530	0.512	0.531	0.533	0.420	0.678	− 0.050	0.963
Diploma	14.130	14.133	14.136	14.143	− 0.040	0.968	− 0.090	0.925
Duration of other inactivity	24.803	25.512	24.870	23.289	− 0.070	0.945	0.190	0.851
Internship days	33.151	32.362	32.252	29.357	0.090	0.928	0.400	0.686
Other forms of inactivity	0.059	0.058	0.060	0.073	0.060	0.954	− 0.740	0.462

Bold means that the variables are significant at 1% , 5% or 10%
^* Mean (1) before matching
Mean (2) after matching

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