Using micro-data on small- and medium-sized enterprises, this paper empirically investigates the “signalling hypothesis …

We follow Brodaty et al. (2008) and develop a model within the signalling literature where an employer decides whether … signalling effect of individual and institutional quality of study on individual horizontal match quality. First, based on a …

this gap? Economic theory offers two contrary theories: human capital and signalling. Both theories claim a positive … to determine which theory better explains the observed wage gap, we use the so-called Bologna-Reform (the process of … restructuring from diplom- to bachelor-graduates) as a quasi- experimental setting. Our study shows that signalling effects are …

This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees …

environmental innovators can generate higher financial performance by signalling their environmental engagement through CSR. For … true for other types of CSR signalling environmental engagement. …

education simply reflects the ability of the worker (through a signalling role). In this paper we describe and implement, using …. We find little support for signalling ideas in these tests. However, we have severe reservations about these results …

types of signalling equilibria are possible. Both are characterised by dispersion and Pareto-inefficiency of the price …