Do Reemployment Programs for the Unemployed Work for Youth? Evidence from the Great Recession in the United States

Marios Michaelides (), Peter Mueser and Jeffrey Smith
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Marios Michaelides: University of Cyprus

No 2003, Working Papers from Department of Economics, University of Missouri

Abstract: We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients during the Great Recession. The three programs that emphasized monitoring and service referrals reduced UI receipt but had minimal effects on employment and earnings; these programs mainly induced the early exit of participants. The fourth program, which combined mandatory job counseling with monitoring, caused the largest reductions in UI receipt and clearly increased employment and earnings. Both early participant exits and effective job counseling underlie these impacts. We conclude that policymakers should require job counseling for youth UI recipients during recessions.

Keywords: Youth; Great Recession; REA; WPRS; job counseling; active labor market policies; unemployment; Unemployment Insurance; program evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H4 J6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 69 pgs.
Date: 2020-05
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