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dc.titleThe Effect of Job Referrals on Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil
dc.contributor.authorO'Leary, Christopher J.
dc.contributor.authorCravo, Tulio
dc.contributor.authorSierra, Ana Cristina
dc.contributor.authorJustino, Leandro
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2019-03-20T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-02-25T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses for the first time program administrative data from Brazil’s National Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor market outcomes. Data for the five-year period 2012-2016 is used to evaluate the impact of SINE on employment probability, wage rates, time until reemployment and job tenure. Difference-in-differences estimates suggest that a SINE job interview referral increases the probability of finding a job within three months of the referral, and reduces the number of months to find reemployment, the average job tenure of the next job and the reemployment wage. Subgroup analysis suggests that compared to more educated workers, SINE is more effective in helping less educated workers by increasing their probability of finding a job and reducing time until reemployment. Finally, the evidence suggests that online labor exchange is less effective than the service provided in person at SINE offices.
dc.format.extent43
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001583
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The_Effect_of_Job_Referrals_on_Labor_Market_Outcomes_in_Brazil.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEmployment Agency
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectEmployment Service
dc.subjectLabor Migration
dc.subjectLabor Relation
dc.subject.jelcodeJ68 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeJ23 - Labor Demand
dc.subject.keywordsemployment agencies; labor market policy; employment services; labor exchange; job matching; job interview referrals; difference-in-differences
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-00948
idb.operationBR-T1331
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