Microeconometrics Seminar: Every Tuesday
Time: 12:15 pm – 13:30 pm
Date: 24th of May 2022
Room : 3001+ zoom

Robert MAHLSTEDT (Copenhagen) – “The Direct and Spillover Effects of Online Job Search Advice ”

Abstract: We study how personalized online job search advice affects the reemployment prospects of unemployed workers. In a large-scale field experiment, we provide occupational recommendations and vacancy information through a new online dashboard that is part of the official online platform of the Danish public employment agency. A clustered randomization procedure with varying treatment intensities across different regions allows us to account for treatment spillovers on other job seekers. Our results are twofold. When the share of treated individuals is low, online job search advice is highly effective and increases working hours and earnings by 7 – 9%. However, at the same time, we find evidence for substantial negative spillover effects on other treated job seekers. In regions with higher treatment intensities, the labor market outcomes of treated individuals are at a level similar to that of the control group. Further analyses suggest that the negative spillover effects are provoked by crowding out among job seekers applying for the same vacancies.

Joint work : S. Altmann, A. Glenny and A. Sebald

Organizers:

Benoît SCHMUTZ (Pôle d’économie du CREST)
Anthony STRITTMATTER (Pôle d’économie du CREST)
Sponsors:
CREST