Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/196638 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12140
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of labor market speeddates where unemployed workers meet temporary employment agencies. Our analysis shows that participation in such events increases immediate job finding by 6-7 percentage points. In the subsequent months, employment effects diminish again, suggesting that vacancies mediated through temporary employment agencies have no long-lasting effect on employment prospects. While the intervention is cost effective for the UI administration, higher labor earnings of treated job seekers do not fully compensate for the decline in benefit payments. Additional survey evidence shows that speeddate participation increases job search motivation and reduces reservation wages.
Subjects: 
matching events
active labor market policies
randomized experiment
temporary work
job search behavior
JEL: 
J64
J65
C21
C93
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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