Author:
Babcock Linda,Congdon William J,Katz Lawrence F,Mullainathan Sendhil
Abstract
Abstract
Labor market policies succeed or fail at least in part depending on how well they reflect or account for behavioral responses. Insights from behavioral economics, which allow for realistic deviations from standard economic assumptions about behavior, have consequences for the design and functioning of labor market policies. We review key implications of behavioral economics related to procrastination, difficulties in dealing with complexity, and potentially biased labor market expectations for the design of selected labor market policies including unemployment compensation, employment services and job search assistance, and job training.
Subject
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Economics and Econometrics,Industrial relations
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