@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp14940,
            	author={Cairo, Sofie and Mahlstedt, Robert},
            	title={Transparency of the Welfare System and Labor Market Outcomes of Unemployed Workers},
            	year={2021},
	month={Dec},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={14940},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14940},
	abstract={We study how the transparency of welfare systems affects labor market outcomes of unemployed workers in a large-scale field experiment. Our low-cost information intervention uses a personalized online tool that informs benefit recipients about their personal risk of a benefit reduction when not complying with a work requirement. We find disparate effects reflecting individuals' job search status. Providing personalized information improves labor market outcomes by mitigating the pressure to accept unstable part-time jobs among active job seekers with a low sanction risk. Inactive persons with a high sanction risk leave welfare and rely on alternative income support more frequently.},
	keywords={unemployment;transfer programs;transparency;sanctions;uncertainty;work requirements;field experiments;information treatment},
            }