Employment subsidies, informal economy and women’s transition into work in a depressed area: evidence from a matching approach

Table 5 Quality of matching estimates

Sample specification		Quality indicators (measured after matching)
			OUTCOME VARIABLES
			Employment	Income
I	Full sample	Mean standardized bias	1.75	2.74
		Pseudo-R2	0.001	0.004
II	Male subsample	Mean standardized bias	5.18	10.80
		Pseudo-R2	0.016	0.030
III	Female subsample	Mean standardized bias	1.59	2.54
		Pseudo-R2	0.002	0.004
Female subsample:
IV	Low educational level	Mean standardized bias	3.28	7.10
		Pseudo-R2	0.004	0.02
V	High educational level	Mean standardized bias	2.74	3.56
		Pseudo-R2	0.002	0.005
VI	Younger cohort (≤30 years)	Mean standardized bias	3.68	5.34
		Pseudo-R2	0.005	0.019
VII	Older cohort (>30 years)	Mean standardized bias	3.41	4.36
		Pseudo-R2	0.007	0.012
VIII	First wave	Mean standardized bias	2.01	3.89
		Pseudo-R2	0.002	0.011
IX	Second wave	Mean standardized bias	2.48	3.63
		Pseudo-R2	0.005	0.009

Notes : The matching quality indicators are measured after matching. Low educational level: this subsample refers to individuals with, at most, lower secondary school attainment levels. High educational level refers to individuals with upper secondary or above. First wave refers to the first call of the ICS program launched in 2006. Second wave refers to the second call was launched in 2007 (see also section 2).