Private and Public Provision of Counseling to Job-Seekers: Evidence from a Large Controlled Experiment
Luc Behaghel
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Marc Gurgand
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Résumé
This paper reports the results of a large scaled randomized controlled experiment comparing the public and private provision of counseling to job-seekers. The intention-to-treat estimates of both programs are not statistically different, but more workers were enrolled in the private program, implying an effect per beneficiary that is twice as large under the public as under the private program. We find suggestive evidence that the private firms may have insu fficiently mastered the counseling technology, and exercised less effort on those who had the best chance to find a job. This highlights the incentive problems in designing contracts for these services.
Domaines
Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
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Private and Public Provision of Counseling to Job-Seekers: Evidence from a Large Controlled Experiment
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Résumé |
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This paper reports the results of a large scaled randomized controlled experiment comparing the public and private provision of counseling to job-seekers. The intention-to-treat estimates of both programs are not statistically different, but more workers were enrolled in the private program, implying an effect per beneficiary that is twice as large under the public as under the private program. We find suggestive evidence that the private firms may have insu fficiently mastered the counseling technology, and exercised less effort on those who had the best chance to find a job. This highlights the incentive problems in designing contracts for these services.
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Auteur(s) |
Luc Behaghel
1, 2, 3
, Bruno Crépon
1
, Marc Gurgand
2, 3
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CREST -
Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique
( 2579 )
- 5, Avenue Henry Le Chatelier
91120 Palaiseau
- France
2
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Nom de la revue |
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2014-09
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Volume |
6
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Numéro |
4
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Page/Identifiant |
51 p.
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Mots-clés |
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Job placement, Counseling, Randomized experiment
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DOI | 10.1257/app.20220184 |
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