@techreport{63783d0964814e67be5695d4c4194b04,
title = "Transparency of the Welfare System and Labor Market Outcomes of Unemployed Workers",
abstract = "We study how the transparency of welfare systems affects labor market outcomes of unemployed workers in a large-scale field experiment. Our low-cost information intervention uses a personalized online tool that informs benefit recipients about their personal risk of a benefit reduction when not complying with a work requirement. We find disparate effects reflecting individuals' job search status. Providing personalized information improves labor market outcomes by mitigating the pressure to accept unstable part-time jobs among active job seekers with a low sanction risk. Inactive persons with a high sanction risk leave welfare and rely on alternative income support more frequently.",
keywords = "Unemployment, Transfer programs, Transparency, Sanctions, Uncertainty, Work requirements, Field experiments, Information treatment, Unemployment, Transfer programs, Transparency, Sanctions, Uncertainty, Work requirements, Field experiments, Information treatment",
author = "Sofie Cairo and Robert Mahlstedt",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
language = "English",
series = "IZA Discussion Paper",
publisher = "IZA",
number = "14940",
address = "Germany",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "IZA",
}
