TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Michaelides, Marios
AU  - Mueser, Peter R.
AU  - Smith, Jeffrey A.
        TI  - Do Reemployment Programs for the Unemployed Work for Youth? Evidence from the Great Recession in the United States
        PY  - 2020/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 13324
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp13324
        AB  - We present experimental evidence on the effects of four U.S. reemployment programs for youth Unemployment Insurance (UI) recipients during the Great Recession. The three programs that emphasized monitoring and service referrals reduced UI receipt but had minimal effects on employment and earnings; these programs mainly induced the early exit of participants. The fourth program, which combined mandatory job counseling with monitoring, caused the largest reductions in UI receipt and clearly increased employment and earnings. Both early participant exits and effective job counseling underlie these impacts. We conclude that policymakers should require job counseling for youth UI recipients during recessions.
        KW  - unemployment
KW  - active labor market policies
KW  - job counseling
KW  - WPRS
KW  - REA
KW  - Great Recession
KW  - youth
KW  - Unemployment Insurance
KW  - program evaluation
        ER  -