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Disclosing true supervisor pay reduced the mean absolute difference between perceived supervisor pay and actual salary from 35,320 SLL in the control group to 482 SLL in the treatment group (p < 0.001), where only 30% held accurate beliefs at baseline (37% underestimated, 33% overestimated).
At two months, the intervention increased Syrian job search rates by 4.7 percentage points (p = 0.123), job applications by 35% (0.423 applications, p = 0.072), wage employment by 4.7 percentage points (p = 0.036), and monthly earnings by 6.21 JOD (p = 0.092). Impacts decayed by four months to a 1.9 percentage point employment gain (p = 0.148).
In Ethiopia, job fairs corrected distorted beliefs about employment prospects and enhanced job search outcomes for job seekers with strong initial misconceptions. In the Philippines, a job fair sharing overseas labor market information increased the likelihood of seeking employment outside the local region and entering formal sector employment. In Germany, providing information about the job search process increased employment and earnings for workers at risk of long-term unemployment.
Two months after baseline, the information intervention increased Syrian job search applications by 35% (0.423 applications, p = 0.072), wage employment by 4.7 percentage points (p = 0.036), and earnings by 6.209 JOD (p = 0.092). By four months, employment impacts attenuated to 1.9 percentage points (p = 0.148) and earnings to 4.567 JOD (p = 0.105), showing no significant positive impacts on Jordanian jobseekers.