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Empirical evaluation of broader job search requirements for unemployed workers
Klaauw, Bas van der; Vethaak, Heike - 2022
This paper analyses data from a large-scale field experiment where unemployed workers were randomly assigned to an additional caseworker meeting with the purpose to impose a broader job search strategy. We find that the meeting significantly increases job finding and is cost effective. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013448678
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
In the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415082
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
Integration Agreement (IA) are contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, nudging the latter to comply with rules on search behavior. We designed and implemented an RCT involving thousands of newly unemployed workers, randomizing at the individual level both the timing of the IA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496735
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Empirical evaluation of broader job search requirements for unemployed workers
Klaauw, Bas van der; Vethaak, Heike - 2022
This paper analyses data from a large-scale field experiment where unemployed workers were randomly assigned to an additional caseworker meeting with the purpose to impose a broader job search strategy. We find that the meeting significantly increases job finding and is cost effective. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013429219
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Do job seekers understand the UI benefit system (and does it matter)?
Altmann, Steffen; Cairo, Sofie; Mahlstedt, Robert; … - 2022
We study how job seekers' understanding of complex unemployment benefit rules affects their labor market performance … unemployment benefit rules and their personal benefit entitlements. Second, we show that a low-cost information strategy using a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013463330
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Is there a rationale to contact the unemployed right from the start? : evidence from a natural field experiment
Van Landeghem, Bert G. M.; Cörvers, Frank; Grip, Andries de - 2016
efficient to intervene earlier in order to prevent long-term unemployment rather than to cure it, the climate of austerity in … of the unemployment spell. It comprises of a collective information session followed by a short one-on-one interview. In … in the first four months after the start of the unemployment spell, and the early intervention seems especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449673
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Is There a Rationale to Contact the Unemployed Right from the Start? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Van Landeghem, Bert - 2016
efficient to intervene earlier in order to prevent long-term unemployment rather than to cure it, the climate of austerity in … of the unemployment spell. It comprises of a collective information session followed by a short one-on-one interview. In … in the first four months after the start of the unemployment spell, and the early intervention seems especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001340
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Does job search assistance reduce unemployment? : experimental evidence on displacement effects and mechanisms
Cheung, Maria; Egebark, Johan; Forslund, Anders; Laun, Lisa - 2019
assistance. Our findings show that the assistance reduces unemployment among the treated, but also creates substantial … displacement leading to higher unemployment for the non-treated. By using detailed information on caseworker and job seeker … unemployment and slightly reduced government spending. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012123230
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A field experiment on labor market speeddates for unemployed workers
Klaauw, Bas van der; Ziegler, Lennart - 2019
We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of labor market speeddates where unemployed workers meet temporary employment agencies. Our analysis shows that participation in such events increases immediate job finding by 6-7 percentage points. In the subsequent months, employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011978388
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Does job search assistance reduce unemployment? : experimental evidence on displacement effects and mechanisms
Cheung, Maria; Egebark, Johan; Forslund, Anders; Laun, Lisa - 2019
assistance. Our findings show that the assistance reduces unemployment among the treated, but also creates substantial … displacement leading to higher unemployment for the non-treated. By using detailed information on caseworker and job seeker … unemployment and reduced government spending. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012133119