Tag
threat_effect
2 findings
Labour & employmentActivation Program Threat EffectMandatory activation increased re-employment rates by up to 30% (p < 0.01), driven substantially by threat effects before and early in program participation, with the strongest exit spikes occurring among workers facing the longest commute times to program locations.RCTLabour & employmentActive Labour Market Policy Threat EffectIntensification of the policy regime increased unemployment exit rates by 20% to 40% (a 20–22% time-invariant overall increase), reducing average unemployment duration by 2.2 weeks (approximately 15%). The perceived risk of activation accounted for the job-finding increase, whereas actual program participation exhibited zero or negative direct impacts.RCT