Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
van den Berg GJ, Hofmann B, Stephan G, Uhlendorff A (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2024
Journal
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12745
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%.
Involved external institutions
University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Netherlands (NL)
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Germany (DE)
National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France (FR)
Netherlands (NL)
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Germany (DE)
National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France (FR)
How to cite
APA:
van den Berg, G.J., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G., & Uhlendorff, A. (2024). Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany. International Economic Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12745
MLA:
van den Berg, Gerard J., et al. "Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany." International Economic Review (2024).
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