Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession

Marios Michaelides () and Peter Mueser

University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics from University of Cyprus Department of Economics

Abstract: We report the results of a random assignment study of a reemployment program implemented in the United States during the Great Recession which required Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients to undergo an eligibility review and receive comprehensive job-counseling services. The program expedited participant exit from UI, produced substantial UI savings, and improved participant employment rates and earnings. These effects are associated with: (1) increased participant UI exit up to the time of services receipt, indicating an effect due to participant efforts to avoid program activities or failure to meet UI eligibility requirements; and (2) greater exit subsequent to services receipt, implying that the services themselves helped participants conduct an effective job search. Our findings provide compelling evidence that reemployment programs can be effective during recessions.

Keywords: Great Recession; job search services; unemployment; unemployment insurance; program evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 66 pages
Date: 2015-07
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