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Homosexuality's signalling function in job candidate screening: why gay is (mostly) OK

Sterkens, Philippe; Dalle, Axana; Wuyts, Joey; Pauwels, Ines - 2022

genuine recruiters, for which we test systematically-selected perceptions theoretically associated with homosexual job …

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"Buy-It-Now" or "Sell-It-Now" auctions : effects of changing bargaining power in sequential trading mechanisms

Grebe, Tim; Ivanova-Stenzel, Radosveta; Kröger, Sabine - 2015

We study experimentally the effect of bargaining power in two sequential mechanisms that offer the possibility to trade … at a fixed price before an auction. In the "Buy-It-Now" format, the seller has the bargaining power and offers a price … effects of bargaining power on aggregate outcomes. There is, however, substantial heterogeneity within sellers. Sellers who …

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Can contracts signal social norms? : experimental evidence

Danilov, Anastasia; Sliwka, Dirk - 2013

of other agents and thus have more information about "norms of behavior". Compared to a setting with uninformed …

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Procedures for eliciting time preferences

Freeman, David; Manzini, Paola; Mariotti, Marco; … - 2016

We study three procedures to elicit attitudes towards delayed payments: the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak procedure; the second price auction; and the multiple price list. The payment mechanisms associated with these methods are widely considered as incentive compatible, thus if preferences satisfy...

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Costly mistakes: why and when spelling errors in resumes jeopardise interview chances

Sterkens, Philippe; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; … - 2021

Earlier research has associated spelling errors in resumes with reduced hiring chances. However, the analysis of hiring penalties due to spelling errors has thus far been restricted to white-collar occupations and relatively high numbers of errors per resume. Moreover, the mechanisms underlying...

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The causal effect of trust

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Huffman, David; Netzer, Nick - 2018

Trust affects almost all human relationships - in families, organizations, markets and politics. However, identifying the conditions under which trust, defined as people's beliefs in the trustworthiness of others, has a causal effect on the efficiency of human interactions has proven to be...

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Why is unemployment duration a sorting criterion in hiring?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2017

Recent evidence from large-scale field experiments has shown that employers use job candidates' unemployment duration as a sorting criterion. In the present study, we investigate the mechanisms underlying this pattern. To this end, we conduct a lab experiment in which participants make hiring...

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What do student jobs on graduate CVs signal to employers?

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Cuypers, Laure; Couck, … - 2019

Due to the prevalence and important consequences of student work, the topic has seen an increased interest in the literature. However, to date the focus has been solely on measuring the effect of student employment on later labour market outcomes, relying on signalling theory to explain the...

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The signal of applying for a job under a vacancy referral scheme

Van Belle, Eva; Caers, Ralf; Couck, Marijke de; Di … - 2018

Persistent unemployment across OECD countries has led to increasing investments in activation programmes and, as a consequence, rigorous evaluations of the effectiveness of these programmes. The results of these evaluations have been mixed at best. To improve the effectiveness of the activation...

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Charity as a signal of trustworthhiness

Fehrler, Sebastian - 2010

Being perceived as trustworthy comes with substantial economic benefits in many situations. Making other people think you are a trustworthy person may, therefore, be an important motive for charity and other forms of prosocial behavior, provided these activities work as signals of...

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