Plausibly Exogenous [1856] - Job Search (03/03/2025)

LHS Variable
Unemployment

RHS Variable
Job search monitoring intensity

Source of Exogenous Variation
New policy regime of enhanced job search assistance and job search monitoring called ‘Jobs and Benefits’ (J&B), which has been introduced on an area-by-area roll out basis across Northern Ireland since 1999.

- McVicar (2010), “Does job search monitoring intensity affect unemployment? Evidence from Northern Ireland”