Seminar "A randomized experiment on improving job search skills of older unemployed workers"

Time:                    13:00-14:00 Hrs

Venue:                  CPB-Office, Bezuidenhoutseweg 30, Den Haag, room 3, Braamzaal

Presentation:   Nynke de Groot (VU) (joint with Bas van der Klaauw)

Discussant:        Rik Dillingh

Language:          English

Subscribe: You can subscribe for  this seminar by sending an email to: secrpool@cpb.nl  Please enter your name, surname and affiliation.

A valid ID-card is requested for external visitors entering the CPB-office. An estimated waiting time at the reception is 5 to 10 minutes.  Are you in possession of a ‘’Rijkspas’? If so, you can walk through directly to the seminar room, in case you filled out the following form: InterDepartementale Toegang.

Abstract:

It is generally acknowledged that older unemployed workers have a lower probability of returning to work and have a higher risk of becoming long term unemployed. However, little is known about the effectiveness of Active Labor Market Policies targeted at this group. In this paper, we study the effects of the job search program Successfully To Employment Program (STEP) for short-term unemployed workers of 50 years and older in the Netherlands. STEP is a ten-week program in which the participants learn basic job search skills and how to use their social network to find jobs. Using a large-scaled randomized experiment which involved 50,000 unemployed older workers, we find that participating in STEP increases the probability of exit from unemployment insurance within one year with about 4.4 percentage points and the probability of having found a job with 2.5 percentage points. However, these effects are confined to individuals with secondary education or higher. We do not find evidence that STEP affected the job quality of the first job after UI.

The CPB organises seminars for researchers. During these CPB Seminars, always held on Tuesday from 1.00 pm. to 2.00 pm., academic papers are presented and discussed.

The CPB organises policy seminars for policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders. These CPB Polinars focus on policy implications. Policy seminars are held on Thursday from 1.00 pm. to 2.00 pm.

Unsubscribe for these CPB events: please send an email to: secrpool@cpb.nl

For a current list of seminars/polinars, check: cpb.nl/agenda

Disclaimer: 'The views and analysis presented in the seminar do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the CPB'.