Tag
policy_targeting
3 findings
Economics (general)Policymaker Targeting Efficiency Dilemma Under Stigma MitigationStigma alleviation pitches systematically selected applicants who were older (+2.79 years, p = 0.02 in Exp 2), richer (+0.209 SD Lasso index, p < 0.01 in Exp 1), and already working (+7.0 percentage points, p < 0.05 in Exp 1), creating a trade-off between maximizing employment returns versus equity-focused targeting.RCTLabour & employmentStigma Mitigation Policy Targeting Trade-OffStigma treatments shifted the applicant baseline characteristics index by +0.174 standard deviations in Exp 1 (p < 0.05) and +0.914 in Exp 2 (p < 0.05), increasing the applicant share of wealthy jobseekers by 62% (p < 0.01) and currently employed jobseekers by 28% (p < 0.05).RCTEconomics (general)Welfare Contrasts in Policy ChoiceContrast $\Delta_1 = 0.002$ (95% CS: [0.000, 0.004]), showing negligible in-sample adaptive gain due to muted 6-week treatment effects. Contrast $\Delta_2 = 0.017$ (95% CS: [0.001, 0.034]), demonstrating a 35% gain in employment for the optimal targeted policy over control. Contrast $\Delta_3 = 0.006$ (95% CS: [-0.015, 0.027]), showing half the gain for an un-targeted policy.RCT