Microeconometric Evaluation Methods -- in Programme Evaluation -- The Evaluation of Policy Interventions with Matching Estimators -- Some Practical Guidance for the Implementation of Propensity Score Matching Estimators -- The Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes in Germany -- The German Labour Market and Active Labour Market Policies - A Brief Overview -- Microeconometric Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes - Part I: Individual and Regional Heterogeneity -- Microeconometric Evaluation of Job Creation Schemes - Part II: Programme Heterogeneity -- Conclusions and Outlook.