@techreport{58a989d98d9f4d6ca4d002dbd2b0a270,
title = "Is There a Rationale to Contact the Unemployed Right from the Start? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment",
abstract = "Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) often exclusively target towards the long-term unemployed. Although it might be more efficient to intervene earlier in order to prevent long-term unemployment rather than to cure it, the climate of austerity in Eurozone countries is spreading a tendency to further reduce the basic counselling for those who become unemployed. This study investigates the impact on employment chances of a relatively light and inexpensive intervention. In a field experiment in a public employment office in Flanders, a random selection of clients were invited for a mandatory information session in the first month of the unemployment spell, while the control group were invited after four months of unemployment. Although the average intention-to-treat effect we find is not significant, the early intervention appears to be very beneficial for those with low education.",
keywords = "active labour market policies, unemployment, natural field experiment",
author = "{van Landeghem}, Bert and Frank C{\"o}rvers and {de Grip}, Andries",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.26481/umagsb.2016038",
language = "English",
series = "GSBE Research Memoranda",
publisher = "Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics",
number = "038",
address = "Netherlands",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics",
}