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Table 1 Bandwidths used for kernel and local linear matching estimators

From: The effect of vocational rehabilitation on the employment outcomes of disability insurance beneficiaries: new evidence from Canada

 

Men

Women

Kernel

Local linear

Kernel

Local linear

 

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001, 0.40]

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001, 0.35]

Leaving disability rolls

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.07

Gainful employment

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.08

Substantial gainful employment

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.07

 

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001, 0.35]

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001, 0.30]

Leaving disability rolls

0.03

0.04

0.01

0.06

Gainful employment

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.07

Substantial gainful employment

0.01

0.04

0.01

0.07

 

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001,0.50]

Sample restricted to propensity score values [0.001, 0.40]

Leaving disability rolls

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.07

Gainful employment

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.08

Substantial gainful employment

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.07

  1. Note: We use an Epanechnikov kernel and select the bandwidth using leave-one-out cross validation.