作者：Koenig, Felix; Petrongolo, Barbara; Van Reenen, John; Bagaria, Nitika
作者单位：Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Princeton University; University of London; Queen Mary University London; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Charles River Associates
摘要：The UK Jobcentre Plus reform sharpened bureaucratic incentives to help disability benefit recipients (relative to unemployment insurance recipients) into jobs. In the long run, the policy raised exits off diasability benefits by 10% and left unemployment outflows roughly unchanged, consistent with (i) beneficial effects of reorganising welfare offices for both groups, and (ii) a shift in bureaucrats' efforts towards getting disability benefit recipients into jobs relative to those on unemploym...
作者：van den Berg, Gerard J.; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne
作者单位：University of Bristol; University of Groningen; IZA Institute Labor Economics; Leibniz Association; Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW); Center for Economic & Policy Research (CEPR); Institut Polytechnique de Paris; Ecole Polytechnique; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); ENSAE Paris; Leibniz Association; DIW Berlin - Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung
摘要：Job vacancy referrals are a common active labour market policy measure. Unemployment insurance agencies may combat moral hazard by punishing refusals to apply to assigned vacancies. During sickness spells, minimum requirements on search behaviour do not apply. This may reduce the threat effect of sanctions. We study effects of vacancy referrals and sanctions on unemployment duration and job match quality. We find that a vacancy referral increases the transition rate into work. We also find a p...
