Will cash bonuses speed the return to work of unemployed people? A state department of labor notes

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Will cash bonuses speed the return to work of unemployed people? A state department of labor notes that last year 68% of people who filed claims for unemployment insurance found a new job within 15 weeks. As an experiment, this year the state offers $500 to people filing unemployment claims if they find a job within 15 weeks. The percent who do so increases to 77%. What flaw in the design of this experiment makes it impossible to say if the bonus really caused the increase? Explain your answer.

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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