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Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; Stanton, Christopher - 2013

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Job creation and demand for skills in Kosovo : what can we learn from job portal data?

Brancatelli, Calogero; Marguerie, Alicia; Brodmann, Stefanie - 2020

In Kosovo, employers report significant skill shortages, which limits firm growth and job creation. To understand the labor market dynamics and employer needs in real time, this paper analyzes the content of job postings using data from major online job portals from 2018. The findings show that...

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Digital platforms and the demand for international tourism services

López Córdova, J. Ernesto - 2020

explored the relationship between tourism and the advent of the internet. This paper contributes to the tourism … internet in sending countries and the level of development of business-to-consumer digital tools in host countries. The paper … internet by potential tourists and the business sector in host countries. The results are robust to alternative proxies for …

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Reflections of employers' gender preferences in job ads in India : an analysis of online job portal data

Chowdhury, Afra; Areias, Ana; Imaizumi, Saori; Nomura, … - 2018

Using online job portal data and probabilistic regression estimations, the paper investigates the explicit gender bias and salary gap in the Indian job market, reflected in more than 800,000 job recruitment advertisements. Exploring formal and informal sector occupations, the study finds high...

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Asymmetric information on noncognitive skills in the Indian labor market : an experiment in online job portal

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Nomura, Shinsaku; Imaizumi, Saori; … - 2018

This paper examines the impact of noncognitive (socio-emotional) skills on job market outcomes, using a randomized control trial implemented in an online job portal in India. Job seekers who registered in the portal were asked to take a Big-Five type personality test and, for a random subsample...

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Labor market analysis using big data : the case of a Pakistani online job portal

Matsuda, Norihiko; Ahmed, Tutan; Nomura, Shinsaku - 2019

Facing a youth bulge-a large influx of a young labor force-the Pakistani economy needs to create more jobs by taking advantage of this relatively well-educated young labor force. Yet, the educated young labor force suffers a higher unemployment rate, and there is a concern that the current...

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