If profit maximizing firms have limited information about the general productivity of new workers, they may choose to use easily observable characteristics such as years of education to 'statistically discriminate' among workers. The pure credential value of education will depend on how quickly...

If profit maximizing firms have limited information about the general productivity of new workers, they may choose to use easily observable characteristics such as years of education to 'statistically discriminate' among workers. The pure credential value of education will depend on how quickly...

Looking for work can be a very fraught experience, filled with immense stress and pressure. The sociological literature, however, has tended to view job searches as simple matching processes, connecting potential employees to employers. In my dissertation, I argue for further interrogation of...