Why Do Tougher Caseworkers Increase Employment? The role of Programme Assignement as a Causal Mechanism
Journal
The review of economics and statistics
ISSN
0034-6535
ISSN-Digital
1530-9142
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017-02-23
Author(s)
Abstract
Previous research found that less accommodating caseworkers are more successful in placing unemployed workers into employment. This paper explores the causal mechanisms behind this result using semi-parametric mediation analysis. Analyzing rich linked job seeker-caseworker data for Switzerland, we find that the positive employment effects of less accommodating caseworkers are not driven by a particularly effective mix of labor market programs but, rather, by other dimensions of the counseling process, possibly including threats of sanctions and pressure to accept jobs.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SEPS - Economic Policy
Publisher
MIT Press
Publisher place
Cambridge, Mass.
Volume
99
Number
1
Start page
180
End page
183
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
249387