We use novel data from a leading online job search platform to examine the impact of corporate distress on firms' ability to attract job applicants. Survey responses suggest that job seekers accurately perceive firms' financial condition, as measured by companies' credit default swap prices and...

We use novel data from a leading online job search platform to examine the impact of corporate distress on firms' ability to attract job applicants. Survey responses suggest that job seekers accurately perceive firms' financial condition, as measured by companies' credit default swap prices and...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- A NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES -- ACCESSIBILITY FOR THIS BOOK -- OPEN-SOURCED RESOURCES FROM THIS BOOK -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1: Setting the Stage: Going from Intent to Impact -- WHY THE TIME IS NOW -- WHAT...

We study a model where an employer, trying to fill a vacancy, engages in optimal sequential search by drawing from two subpopulations of candidates who differ in their ""discourse systems"": during an interview, a minority candidate with a discourse system not shared with the employer conveys a...