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?

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

10. Appendix Slides

11. Use public transit?

12. Apply to more jobs?