@techreport{5f0a0e59b35349acac8b887e57d15916,
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/umaror.2016011",
language = "English",
series = "ROA Research Memoranda",
publisher = "ROA",
number = "011",
address = "Netherlands",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "ROA",
}