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Sequential or non-sequential recruitment?
Ommeren, Jos van; Russo, Giovanni - 2004
This paper examines the recruitment process of firms. We test whether firms search sequentially or non …-sequentially using data compiled from filled vacancies. According to theory, in case of sequential hiring, the number of applicants is …. We distinguish between different types of recruitment methods. We find that the sequential hiring is rejected for a …
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Forecast density combinations with dynamic learning for large data sets in economics and finance
Casarin, Roberto; Grassi, Stefano; Ravazzollo, Francesco; … - 2019
A flexible forecast density combination approach is introduced that can deal with large data sets. It extends the mixture of experts approach by allowing for model set incompleteness and dynamic learning of combination weights. A dimension reduction step is introduced using a sequential...
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Hiring, firing, education and productivity : a South-African case study
Frijters, Paul - 1997
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The attractiveness of temporary employment to reduce adjustment costs
Graaf-Zijl, Marloes de - 2005
In this paper I determine the importance of adjustment costs in employers' hiring decisions. Temporary work arrangements offer potential ways to avoid adjustment costs. I estimate employers willingness to pay for the characteristics of these work arrangements. I distinguish regular contracts,...
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Private equity waves
Smit, Han; Berg, Ward van den - 2006
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The economics of information in transport
Rietveld, Piet - 2010
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The economics of information in transport
Rietveld, Piet - 2010
Travelers often are incompletely informed about travel alternatives, which has important implications for various domains of travel behavior such as whether or not to make a trip, modal choice, the timing of a trip or route choice. During the last decade large efforts have been made to increase...
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Information Overload in Monopsony Markets
Ficco, Stefano - 2004
I consider a situation in which heterogenous senders (applicants) compete in order to be selected by one receiver (employer). Productivity is private information to the senders, and the receiver processes imperfect signals (applications) to screen among applicants. The information-processing...
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Information overload monopsony markets
Ficco, Stefano - 2004
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Competitive bidding in auctions with private and common values
Goeree, Jacob K.; Offerman, Theo - 2000
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