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Studies of labor market intermediation
Autor, David H. (contributor) - 2009
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Can a Website Bring Unemployment Down? Experimental Evidence from France
Ben Dhia, Aïcha; Crépon, Bruno; Mbih, Esther; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We evaluate the impact of an online platform giving job seekers tips to improve their search and recommendations of new occupations and locations to target, based on their personal data and labor market data. Our experiment used an encouragement design and was conducted in collaboration with the...
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Inefficient Labor Market Sorting
Eckel, Carsten; Yeaple, Stephen R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
A growing empirical literature attributes much of the productivity advantages of large, "superstar" firms to their adoption of best practice management techniques that allow them to better identify and use talented workers. The reasons for the incomplete adoption of these "structured management...
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Wiring the Labor Market
Autor, David - 2000
Workers and jobs are naturally heterogeneous and the quality of their interaction when paired is difficult to forecast. The Internet promises to open new channels for worker-firm communications. What are the consequences of this opening? I discuss three labor market features that may be altered:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470777
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Monopsony in Online Labor Markets
Dube, Arindrajit - 2018
On-demand labor platforms make up a large part of the "gig economy." We quantify the extent of monopsony power in one of the largest on-demand labor platforms, Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), by measuring the elasticity of labor supply facing the requester (employer) using both observational and...
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Strengthening State Capabilities : The Role of Financial Incentives in the Call to Public Service
Dal Bó, Ernesto - 2012
We study a recent recruitment drive for public sector positions in Mexico. Different salaries were announced randomly … across recruitment sites, and job offers were subsequently randomized. Screening relied on exams designed to measure … applicants' intellectual ability, personality, and motivation. This allows the first experimental estimates of (i) the role of …
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Estimating Labor Market Power
Azar, José A.; Berry, Steven; Marinescu, Ioana - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Job differentiation gives employers market power, allowing them to pay workers less than their marginal productivity. We estimate a differentiated jobs model using application data from Careerbuilder.com. We find direct evidence of substantial job differentiation. Without the use of instruments...
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The Effects of a Centralized Clearinghouse on Job Placement, Wages, and Hiring Practices
Niederle, Muriel - 2007
New gastroenterologists participated in a labor market clearinghouse (a "match") from 1986 through the late 1990's, after which the match was abandoned. This provides an opportunity to study the effects of a match, by observing the differences in the outcomes and organization of the market when...
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Information, Intermediaries, and International Migration
Bazzi, Samuel; Cameron, Lisa Ann; Schaner, Simone; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Job seekers often face substantial information frictions related to potential job quality. This is especially true in international labor markets, where intermediaries match prospective migrants with employers abroad. We conducted a randomized trial in Indonesia to explore how information about...
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Active Labour Market Policies and the British New Deal for the Young Unemployed in Context
Van Reenen, John - 2003
The British New Deal for Young People began in January 1998. After 6 months of unemployment, 18-24 year olds are mandated to enter a `Gateway' period where they are given extensive job search assistance. If they are unable to obtain an unsubsidised job, then they can enter one of four New Deal...
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