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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
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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 |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2017 13:23 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Labor Economics |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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