A Caseworker Like Me : Does the Similarity between Unemployed and Caseworker Increase Job Placements?

This paper examines whether the chances of job placements improve if unemployed persons are counselled by caseworkers who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative dataset, which links Swiss unemployed to their caseworkers, we find positive employment effects of about 4 percentage points if caseworker and unemployed belong to the same social group...

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Year of publication:	2008-04-01
Authors:	Behncke, Stefanie ; Frölich, Markus ; Lechner, Michael
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Arbeitsamt \| Soziale Identität \| Bildung \| learning

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Extent:	538624 bytes 51 p. application/pdf
Series:	Universität Bonn - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) - Discussion Papers in 2008 Discussion Paper ; 3437 (2008)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	C31 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; J68 - Public Policy ; Personnel administration. Human resources management. General ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; Switzerland. General Resources
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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