Replication data for: A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Postsecondary Enrollment of UI Recipients?

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Andrew Barr; Sarah Turner

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Project Citation:

Barr, Andrew, and Turner, Sarah. Replication data for: A Letter and Encouragement: Does Information Increase Postsecondary Enrollment of UI Recipients? Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114702V1

Project Description

Summary: For individuals who experience job loss, enrollment in postsecondary programs may provide an opportunity to improve future employment outcomes. However, decisions to enroll may be hampered by insufficient information about the benefits and costs and the necessary steps and assistance available to facilitate such investments. Using variation in the dissemination and timing of letters sent to Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients containing this information, we find that individuals sent the information are 40 percent more likely to enroll. These findings suggest that well coordinated information interventions delivered with institutional support may be more effective than raising the generosity of existing government programs in increasing participation.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      E24 Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
      E32 Business Fluctuations; Cycles
      I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
      I26 Returns to Education
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      J65 Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings

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V1 [2019-10-13]

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