LL: Lalonde dataset

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Lalonde dataset

Description

Lalonde experimental dataset (see cited reference).

Usage

data(LL)

Format

A data frame with 722 observations on the following 10 variables.

treated

treatment variable indicator

age

age

education

years of education

black

race indicator variable

married

marital status indicator variable

nodegree

indicator variable for not possessing a degree

re74

real earnings in 1974

re75

real earnings in 1975

re78

real earnings in 1978 (post-treatment outcome)

hispanic

ethnic indicator variable

u74

unemployment in 1974 indicator variable

u75

unemployment in 1975 indicator variable

Source

see references

References

Lalonde (1986) Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data, The American Economic Review, 76(4), 604-620.

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