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Anthony Strittmatter

UniDistance Suisse, Switzerland

I think IZA World of Labor is a great project, which may improve the transfer of knowledge between researchers and decision makers

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Professor of Applied Econometrics

Research interest

Policy evaluation in labor, health, and education economics; microeconometric methods for causal inference; combination of machine learning and causal inference

Website

http://www.anthonystrittmatter.com/

Past positions

Senior Economist, Amazon, Economic Decision Science team, London, UK (2022–2024); Assitstand Professor of Applied Econometrics, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST), Ècole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Adminstration Èconomique (ENSAE), Institut Ploytechnique Paris, France (2020–2023); Assistant Professor in Econometrics, Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research, University of St Gallen, Switzerland (2015–2020); Research Affiliate, Department of Applied Economics, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany (2014–2016)

Qualifications

PhD Economics and Finance, University of St Gallen, 2013

Selected publications

  • "What is the Value Added by Causal Machine Learning Methods in a Welfare Experiment Evaluation?" Labour Economics 84 (2023): 102412.

  • "Heterogeneous Employment Effects of Job Search Programs: A Machine Learning Approach." Journal of Human Resources 57:2 (2022): 597-636 (with M. Knaus and M. Lechner).

  • "Direct and Indirect Effects based on Changes-in-Changes." Journal of Business and Economic Statistics 40:1 (2022): 432-443 (with M. Huber and M. Schelker).

  • "Machine Learning Estimation of Heterogeneous Causal Effects: Empirical Monte Carlo Evidence." Econometrics Journal 24:1 (2021): 134-161 (with M. Knaus and M. Lechner).

article(s)

  • What effect do vocational training vouchers have on the unemployed?

    Vouchers can create a market for training but may lengthen participants’ unemployment duration

    Anthony Strittmatter, November 2016
    The objective of providing vocational training for the unemployed is to increase their chances of re-employment and human capital accumulation. In comparison to mandatory course assignment by case workers, the awarding of vouchers increases recipients’ freedom to choose between different courses and makes non-redemption a possibility. In addition, vouchers may introduce market mechanisms between training providers. However, empirical evidence suggests that voucher allocation mechanisms prolong the unemployment duration of training participants. But, after an initial period of deterioration, better long-term employment opportunities are possible.
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