全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP10621 Learning about Job Search: A Field Experiment with Job Seekers in Germany

G2TT

来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP10621
	DP10621 Learning about Job Search: A Field Experiment with Job Seekers in Germany
	Armin Falk; Steffen Altmann; Florian Zimmermann; Simon Jäger
发表日期	2015-05-24
出版年	2015
语种	英语
摘要	We conduct a large-scale field experiment in the German labor market to investigate how information provision affects job seekers? employment prospects and labor market outcomes. Individuals assigned to the treatment group of our experiment received a brochure that informed them about job search strategies and the consequences of unemployment, and motivated them to actively look for new employment. We study the causal impact of the brochure by comparing labor market outcomes of treated and untreated job seekers in administrative data containing comprehensive information on individuals? employment status and earnings. While our treatment yields overall positive effects, these tend to be concentrated among job seekers who are at risk of being unemployed for an extended period of time. Specifically, the treatment effects in our overall sample are moderately positive but mostly insignificant. At the same time, we do observe pronounced and statistically significant effects for individuals who exhibit an increased risk of long-term unemployment. For this group, the brochure increases employment and earnings in the year after the intervention by roughly 4%. Given the low cost of the intervention, our findings indicate that targeted information provision can be a highly effective policy tool in the labor market.
主题	Labour Economics
关键词	Field experiment Job search Unemployment
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp10621
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/539453
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Armin Falk,Steffen Altmann,Florian Zimmermann,et al. DP10621 Learning about Job Search: A Field Experiment with Job Seekers in Germany. 2015.