O'Neill, Donal
(2003)
The Long-Run Effects of Unemployment
Monitoring and Work-Search
Programs: Experimental Evidence
from the United Kingdom.
Journal of Labor Economics, 20 (2).
pp. 381-403.
ISSN ISSN: 0734-306X
Abstract
This article examines the long-run effects of the Restart unemployment
program in the United Kingdom. The program, aimed at the
long-term unemployed, involved a combination of tighter monitoring
of benefit eligibility rules and increased job search assistance. We
compare the employment behavior of a treatment group who participated
in the scheme with that of a randomly chosen control group
for whom participation was delayed. While there is little evidence of
a long-term benefit for women, the unemployment rate among males
in the treatment group was six percentage points lower than that of
the control group 5 years after the initial experiment.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
The Long-Run Effects of Unemployment
Monitoring; Work-Search
Programs; Experimental Evidence;
United Kingdom; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: |
8486 |
| Depositing User: |
Donal O'Neill
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Jul 2017 13:23 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Labor Economics |
| Publisher: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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