Data and Code for: The Effects of UI Caseworkers on Job Search Effort

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Amelie Schiprowski, University of Bonn; Julia Schmidtke, Institute for Employment Research (IAB); Johannes Schmieder, Boston University; Simon Trenkle, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

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Project Citation:

Schiprowski, Amelie, Schmidtke, Julia, Schmieder, Johannes, and Trenkle, Simon. Data and Code for: The Effects of UI Caseworkers on Job Search Effort. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-09. https://doi.org/10.3886/E201363V1

Project Description

Summary: We combine a high-frequency survey on job search effort with administrative data on caseworker interactions from the German unemployment insurance system to estimate how the dynamics of search effort respond to caseworker meetings and vacancy referrals. Meetings alone do not increase individuals’ time on search beyond a mechanical meeting-day effect; however, we find suggestive evidence that they do when combined with a formal contract on job search obligations. Referrals lead to a modest increase in effort over the three weeks following the event. Our findings leave room for caseworkers affecting employment outcomes through other channels, e.g. by altering search effectiveness.

Funding Sources: German Research Foundation (DFG) (EXC 2126/1– 390838866); German Research Foundation (DFG) (CRC TR 224 (project A05))

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
J64 Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
J65 Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings

Geographic Coverage: Germany

Data Type(s): program source code

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