TY - JOUR T1 - A Field Experiment on Labor Market Speeddates for Unemployed Workers JF - Journal of Human Resources JO - J Hum Resour DO - 10.3368/jhr.1021-11946R2 SP - 1021-11946R2 AU - Bas van der Klaauw AU - Lennart Ziegler Y1 - 2022/06/10 UR - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2022/06/01/jhr.1021-11946R2.abstract N2 - We conduct a field experiment to evaluate labor market speeddates where unemployed workers meet temporary employment agencies. Participation in such events increases immediate job finding by 6-7 percentage points. Afterwards employment effects diminish, suggesting that temporary employment has no long-lasting effect on employment prospects. While the intervention is cost effective for the UI administration, higher labor earnings of treated job seekers do not compensate for the decline in benefit payments. Survey evidence shows that speeddate participation increases job search motivation and reduces reservation wages. These findings concur with predictions of a model where job seekers update their labor market beliefs. ER -