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Mandatory Integration Agreements For Unemployed Job Seekers: A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment In Germany

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  • Gerard van den Berg
  • Barbara Hofmann
  • Gesine Stephan

    (Active Labor Market Policy - Institute for Employment Research)

  • Arne Uhlendorff

    (CREST - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique - ENSAI - Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information [Bruz] - X - École polytechnique - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - ENSAE Paris - École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Integration agreements (IAs) are contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, nudging the latter to comply with rules on search behavior. We designed and implemented a randomized controlled trial involving thousands of newly unemployed workers, randomizing at the individual level both the timing of the IA and whether it is announced in advance. Administrative records provide outcomes. Novel theoretical and methodological insights provide tools to detect anticipation and suggest estimation by individual baseline employability. The positive effect on entering employment is driven by individuals with adverse prospects. For them, early IA increase reemployment within a year from 53% to 61%.

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  • Gerard van den Berg & Barbara Hofmann & Gesine Stephan & Arne Uhlendorff, 2024. "Mandatory Integration Agreements For Unemployed Job Seekers: A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment In Germany," Post-Print halshs-04793414, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-04793414
    DOI: 10.1111/iere.12745
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