Matching with Multiple Applications

We analyze the implications of multiple applications by job seekers for the microfoundations of the matching function. We emphasize a coordination failure caused by multiple applications, namely, that firms can waste resources processing applicants who are ultimately hired elsewhere.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Albrecht, James W. ; Gautier, Pieter A. ; Vroman, Susan B.
Publisher:	Amsterdam and Rotterdam : Tinbergen Institute
Subject:	Suchtheorie \| Theorie \| search \| matching

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Series:	Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; 01-080/3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	834301873 [GVK] hdl:10419/86023 [Handle] RePEc:dgr:uvatin:20010080 [RePEc]
Classification:	J41 - Contracts: Specific Human Capital, Matching Models, Efficiency Wage Models, and Internal Labor Markets ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; D84 - Expectations; Speculations
Source:	EconStor

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