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Getting to Work: Experimental Evidence on Job Search and Transportation Costs

Explore the impact of public transit access on job search efficiency and employment outcomes through a controlled experiment. The project involves providing free bus passes and job search assistance to test the effectiveness of improving access to jobs. Results show that access to public transit can help individuals apply to more jobs and secure employment faster, leading to additional wages. The cost-benefit analysis reveals significant net benefits per person. This study offers valuable insights for policymakers aiming to enhance job opportunities through transportation support.

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Getting to Work: Experimental Evidence on Job Search and Transportation Costs

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  1. Getting to Work: Experimental Evidence on Job Search and Transportation Costs David C. Phillips, Hope College June 22, 2015

  2. Does lack of access to jobs cause poor labor market outcomes?

  3. Does lack of access to jobs cause poor labor market outcomes?

  4. Solution: experiment with public transit access “Treatment” Group • Basic job skills help • Job counselor • Active search assistance + “Control” Group • Basic job skills help • Job counselor • Active search assistance

  5. Making the people look similar

  6. Does a free bus pass help people... Use public transit? Apply to more jobs? Get jobs faster? • SmarTrip card records • Job counselor files • Job counselor files and phone survey

  7. Get jobs faster!

  8. Project summary Benefits • $150,000 in extra wages Costs • $10,800 for transit passes • $20,000 for data collection/implementation (overestimate; in-kind) Net benefits $450 per person If a graduate student with a $10,000 grant can run an impact evaluation…

  9. Project summary Benefits • $150,000 in extra wages Costs • $10,800 for transit passes • $20,000 for data collection/implementation (overestimate; in-kind) Net benefits $450 per person If a graduate student with a $10,800 grant can run an impact evaluation…

  10. Appendix Slides

  11. Use public transit?

  12. Apply to more jobs?

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