contrast, signaling leadership skills has no effect. Last, we consider the role of labor market competition. Companies facing … competition in the labor market, measured by the number of competitors advertising similar positions, are 56 to 66% less likely to … novel evidence that soft skills and labor market competition both play an important role in understanding hiring …

paper studies the long-run impact of procurement discrimination on market structure and future competition in industries … with respect to their initial cost distribution. This bias fosters future competition and reduces intertemporal expected …