000204865 001__ 204865 000204865 005__ 20210122074756.0 000204865 0247_ $$aISSN: 1436-9931$$2Other 000204865 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.204865 000204865 037__ $$a1546-2016-132385 000204865 041__ $$aeng 000204865 084__ $$aD04 000204865 084__ $$aD69 000204865 084__ $$aH53 000204865 084__ $$aJ22 000204865 084__ $$aJ64 000204865 084__ $$aJ65 000204865 245__ $$aEngineering an incentive to search for work: A comparison groups approach 000204865 260__ $$c2015-05 000204865 269__ $$a2015-05 000204865 270__ $$mostark@uni-bonn.de$$pStark, Oded 000204865 270__ $$mmjak@mjak.org$$pJakubek, Marcin 000204865 270__ $$mmkobus@wne.uw.edu.pl$$pKobus, Martina 000204865 300__ $$a13 000204865 336__ $$aWorking or Discussion Paper 000204865 490__ $$aDiscussion Papers 000204865 490__ $$a199 000204865 520__ $$aSocial comparisons are important in the employment sphere. A “culture of unemployment” may evolve and prevail because it is optimal for an individual to remain unemployed when other unemployed individuals constitute his main reference group. We advance the idea that by making the receipt of unemployment benefits conditional on engagement in an incentive-enhancing activity (for example, work under state-sponsored employment schemes or participation in work-site-based training programs), a government can engineer a revision of the reference groups of an unemployed individual in order to induce him to seek work. 000204865 650__ $$aLabor and Human Capital 000204865 650__ $$aPublic Economics 000204865 6531_ $$aUnemployment benefits 000204865 6531_ $$aSocial comparisons 000204865 6531_ $$aRelative deprivation 000204865 700__ $$aStark, Oded 000204865 700__ $$aJakubek, Marcin 000204865 700__ $$aKobus, Martina 000204865 773__ $$q1$$o13 000204865 8564_ $$9183cb306-da31-4ebb-9430-ab1f09ce1244$$s155803$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/204865/files/DP199.pdf 000204865 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/204865 000204865 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:204865$$pGLOBAL_SET 000204865 912__ $$nSubmitted by Samantha Antonini (santonini@uni-bonn.de) on 2015-05-18T14:41:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DP199.pdf: 155803 bytes, checksum: 63478f2347d1b545a7995353d34a2b50 (MD5) 000204865 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2015-05-18T14:42:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DP199.pdf: 155803 bytes, checksum: 63478f2347d1b545a7995353d34a2b50 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05 000204865 913__ $$aLicense granted by Samantha Antonini (santonini@uni-bonn.de) on 2015-05-18T14:35:17Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000204865 980__ $$a1546 000204865 982__ $$gUniversity of Bonn>Center for Development Research (ZEF)>Discussion Papers