The Intended and Unintended Effects of Promoting Labor Market Mobility
研究了德国促进失业者地理流动的财政激励对求职行为和劳动力市场结果的因果效应，发现虽然增加了远距离求职，但减少了本地求职，对再就业和收入产生不利影响。
Abstract We investigate the causal effects of financial incentives supporting geographical mobility among unemployed workers on their job search behavior and labor market outcomes. Exploiting regional variation in the promotion of mobility programs along administrative borders of German employment agency districts, we show that promoting mobility—as intended—causes job seekers to increase their search radius, apply for, and accept distant jobs. At the same time, local job search is reduced with adverse consequences for reemployment and earnings. A detailed analysis of the underlying mechanisms suggests spatial search frictions as the driver of the unintended adverse labor market effects.