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Detailed Information

Country	Country: United States
GDP per capita	39.037
Context details	Unemployed for less than 13 weeks, still looking to find a job, and not expecting to retire within the next 2 years or to be recalled back to their former jobs
Age	mean: 36

2. Intervention

Implementation year	1991
Implementer	Researchers
Duration (months)	< 1 month
Cost	N/A
Intervention details	Application of problem-solving and decision-making group processes, inoculation against setbacks, provision of social support and positive regard from the trainers, and learning and practicing job search skills

Evaluation design	Randomized evaluation
Cluster definition	N/A

Sample	Outcome	Test	Source Table	Observations	Statistics on Effects
Complete sample	Hourly wage	N/A	1	1801	Coeff: 0.03; p-value: 0.50
Complete sample	Monthly income	N/A	1	1801	Coeff: 0.07; p-value: 0.01

Study	Vinokur, Amiram D., Yaacov Schul, Jukka Vuori, and Richard H. Price. "Two years after a job loss: long-term impact of the JOBS program on reemployment and mental health." Journal of occupational health psychology 5, no. 1 (2000): 32.