@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp810, author={Abbring, Jaap H. and Berg, Gerard J. van den}, title={A Simple Procedure for the Evaluation of Treatment Effects on Duration Variables}, year={2003}, month={Jun}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={810}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp810}, abstract={Often, a treatment and the outcome of interest are characterized by the moment they occur, and these moments are realizations of stochastic processes with dependent unobserved determinants. We develop a simple and intuitive method for inference on the treatment effect. The method can be implemented as a graphical procedure or as a straightforward parameter test in an auxiliary univariate single-spell duration model. The method exploits information on the timing of the treatment relative to the outcome that is discarded in binary treatment analyses.}, keywords={duration analysis;hazard rate;selectivity bias;treatment effect;unobserved heterogeneity}, }