Evaluation Broader Job Search Program

Last registered on November 08, 2022
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Evaluation Broader Job Search Program
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010370
Initial registration date
November 07, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

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First published
November 08, 2022, 3:46 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Netherlands
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Bas van der Klaauw
Affiliation
VU University Amsterdam
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Heike Vethaak
PI Affiliation
Leiden University
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2015-04-01
End date
2019-03-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
Unemployment Insurance, Job Search, Active Labor Market Program
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
The Dutch broader search program concerns workers who have been collecting unemployment insurance (UI) for six month. A random subsample of these UI recipients are invited for a mandatory caseworker meeting that focuses on job search strategies. If the caseworker believes that the UI recipients is searching too narrow, the UI recipients can receive a broader search task. The task should be completed before the next caseworker meeting and involves that the UI recipients should apply to a broader set of vacancies.
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Registration Citation

Citation
van der Klaauw, Bas and Heike Vethaak. 2022. "Evaluation Broader Job Search Program." AEA RCT Registry. November 08. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10370-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The broader search program consists of an invitation letter at the end of the sixth month of collecting UI, a caseworker meeting in the seventh month of collecting UI, and possible a broader search task.
Intervention Start Date
2015-04-01
Intervention End Date
2017-03-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Collecting UI, amount of benefits, job finding, earnings
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Job characteristics such as type of contract, wage, working hours, commuting distance, sector
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The final digit of the social security number will be used for the randomization. 10% of the eligible individuals will be assigned to the control group and 90% to the treatment group.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
The final digit of the social security number will be used for the randomization. 10% of the eligible individuals will be assigned to the control group and 90% to the treatment group.
Randomization Unit
Ranomization at the level of the individual.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
No clusters
Sample size: planned number of observations
About 130,000 workers.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
About 130,000 workers.
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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