Séminaires internes phd seminar

Bertille Picard

AMSE

Can a website bring unemployment down? Effects of a French online platform on job search efficiency

Co-écrit avec Aïcha Ben Dhia Bruno Crépon Esther Mbih Louise Paul-Delvaux Vincent Pons

À distance

Lieu: Îlot Bernard du Bois - Salle 21
AMU - AMSE
5-9 boulevard Maurice Bourdet
13001 Marseille
Date(s): Mardi 9 mars 2021
11:00 à 11:45
Contact(s): Anushka Chawla : anushka.chawla[at]univ-amu.fr
Kenza Elass : kenza.elass[at]univ-amu.fr
Carolina Ulloa Suarez : carolina.ulloa-suarez[at]univ-amu.fr
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Résumé

This paper evaluates the impact of an online platform helping job seekers adopt effective job search strategies, using a large-scale experiment. The experiment was conducted in collaboration with the French public employment agency on a sample of 212 277 job seekers. We do not observe any impact on job seekers' search effort and search scope, whether occupational or geographical. We do not find any effect on self-reported well-being and on employment outcomes. Overall, we conclude that more intensive interventions are required to bring unemployment down.