Working Paper: NBER ID: w24422
Authors: Dayanand S. Manoli; Marios Michaelides; Ankur Patel
Abstract: This paper examines long-term and heterogenous treatment effects of an experimental job-search assistance program that operated in Nevada from July through December 2009. Over the eight-year follow-up period, the program increased participants’ employment and earnings, reduced short-term UI receipt, reduced loss of homeownership, and increased Federal tax filing and tax receipts. Related to heterogeneity, roughly 40 percent of the sample is estimated to have negative treatment effects on long-term employment which are corroborated by accompanying positive treatment effects on entry into disability insurance. Positive impacts on homeownership appear concentrated among individuals with positive employment treatment effects.
Keywords: job search assistance; unemployment insurance; long-term effects; heterogeneous treatment effects
JEL Codes: I38
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| job-search assistance program (J68) | W-2 employment rates (J31) |
| job-search assistance program (J68) | earnings (J31) |
| job-search assistance program (J68) | reduction in unemployment insurance (UI) benefit receipt (J65) |
| job-search assistance program (J68) | negative long-term employment effects (J65) |
| job-search assistance program (J68) | positive impacts on homeownership (R21) |
| job-search assistance program (J68) | altered job search behaviors (J29) |