Replication data for: Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Martin Abel; Rulof Burger; Eliana Carranza; Patrizio Piraino
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Project Citation:
Abel, Martin, Burger, Rulof, Carranza, Eliana, and Piraino, Patrizio. Replication data for: Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap? The Effect of Plan-Making Prompts on Job Search and Employment. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113734V1
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The paper tests the effects of plan making on job search and employment. In a field experiment with unemployed youths, participants who complete a detailed job search plan increase the number of job applications submitted (by 15 percent) but not the time spent searching, consistent with intention-behavior gaps observed at baseline. Job seekers in the plan-making group diversify their search strategy and use more formal search channels. This greater search efficiency and effectiveness translate into more job offers (30 percent) and employment (26 percent). Weekly reminders and peer support sub-treatments do not improve the impacts of plan making.
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JEL Classification:
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C93 Field Experiments
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
J64 Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
J68 Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
C93 Field Experiments
D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
J64 Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
J68 Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
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