Séminaires généraux amse seminar

Michele Belot

Cornell University

Overcoming Motivational Hurdles to Occupational Transitions: The Impact of Buddy Support'

Co-écrit avec Bart de Koning Yvonne Engels Mario Keer Philipp Kircher Paul Muller Sandra Phlippen

Lieu: Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre
AMU - AMSE
5-9 boulevard Maurice Bourdet
13001 Marseille
Date(s): Lundi 24 novembre 2025
11:30 à 12:45
Contact(s): Ségal Le Guern Herry : segal.le-guern-herry[at]univ-amu.fr
Morgan Raux : morgan.raux[at]univ-amu.fr
Plus d'information: Page personnelle de Michele Belot

Résumé

We design an online platform to connect unemployed job seekers with `buddies'--former job seekers who recently found employment. We focus on job seekers who search in occupations with poor prospects and buddies who successfully switched occupation. The platform allows job seekers and buddies to connect and chat. In a randomized controlled trial, we evaluate the impact of access to the platform on labor market outcomes. We find sizable effects. Twelve to 18 months after getting access to the platform, initially unemployed job seekers in the treatment group had a 6 percentage points (11\%) higher chance of being employed than those in the control group. Cumulative over the 18-month period the treatment group earned 2185 EUR (11\%) more. The positive impact is concentrated among the long-term unemployed.