lalonde {randChecks}

Lalonde (1986) Data

Description

Data from Lalonde (1986).

Usage

data(lalondeMatches)

Format

The full Lalonde (1986) dataset, containing 614 units (rows) and 9 variables (columns). The columns are:

• treat: A binary treatment variable. Equal to 1 if treated in the National Supported Work Demonstration; equal to 0 otherwise.

• age: age in years.

• educ: years of education.

• black: an indicator variable, equal to 1 only if the subject is black.

• hispan: an indicator variable, equal to 1 only if the subject is hispanic.

• married: an indicator variable, equal to 1 only if the subject is married.

• nodegree: an indicator variable, equal to 1 only if the subject does not have a degree.

• re74: earnings in 1974.

• re75: earnings in 1975.

All of the columns except treat are covariates; in these datasets, the outcome variable is not provided.

References

LaLonde, R. J. (1986). Evaluating the econometric evaluations of training programs with experimental data. The American Economic Review, 604-620.

Examples

data(lalonde)
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