Secondary Outcomes (end points)
We seek to understand individuals' job search patterns and outcomes. More specifically, we are interested in whether individuals engage in job search, the frequency with which they view vacancies, the number of times they apply, the number of successful placements and the preferred roles they seek. We aim to pay additional attention to broad job search behavior, job search outside of the current occupation. Earlier studies (Altmann et al., 2018, Belot et al., 2019) have found that labor market information results in a broader job search behavior, however, does not result in a larger probability to receive job offers outside of their own occupation. This could be due to an insufficient set of skills and knowledge needed to be successful in broad job search. While this experiment focuses on the effect of information provision on training behavior, we will also analyse whether the information leads to broad job search and whether the success of this can be explained by training behavior.
Ref:
Altmann, S., Falk, A., Jäger, S., & Zimmermann, F. (2018). Learning about job search: A field experiment with job seekers in Germany. Journal of Public Economics, 164, 33-49.
Belot, M., Kircher, P., & Muller, P. (2019). Providing advice to jobseekers at low cost: An experimental study on online advice. The review of economic studies, 86(4), 1411-1447