Table 11

Estimated Parameters of Propensity Score for the Lalonde Experimental Data

VariableEstimated(Standard Error)
Intercept−3.48(0.10)
Preselected linear terms
Earn ’74  0.03(0.05)
Unemployed ’74−0.24(0.39)
Earn ’75  0.06(0.05)
Unemployed ’75−3.48(1.65)
Additional linear terms
No degree  7.33(4.25)
Hispanic−0.65(0.39)
Education  0.29(0.37)
Second-order terms
No degree × education−0.67(0.35)
Earn ’74 × no degree−0.13(0.06)
Unemployed ’75 × education  0.30(0.16)