Self-Regulation Training, Labor Market Reintegration of Unemployed Individuals, and Locus of Control Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Eva Berger, Guenther Koenig (), Henning Mueller (), Felix Schmidt () and Daniel Schunk ()
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Guenther Koenig: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Henning Mueller: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Felix Schmidt: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Daniel Schunk: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

No 1622, Working Papers from Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Abstract: Recent evidence suggests that self-regulation plays an important role for labor market success. We conduct a randomized ?eld experiment embedded in an existing labor market reactivation program to examine the effect of a self-regulation training on long-term unemployed individuals. First, we ?nd a positive treatment effect on the quality of submitted CVs. Second,there is no overall treatment effect on (short-term) labor market reintegration, but heterogeneous effects with respect to participants’ Locus of Control that are consistent with psychological theory. The low costs of our intervention suggest high individual and social rates of return from a roll-out to other programs.

Keywords: Active Labor Market Policy; Natural Field Experiment; Germany; Labor Market Reintegration; Unemployment; Reemployment; Self-Regulation; Locus of Control; Non-Cognitive Skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 J24 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2016, Revised 2016
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