prevalence of social networks in job search there is as yet no consensus on the mechanisms for why referrals are so important: an … literature has documented network effects on labour productivity - mostly when there are no externalities between workers. The …

This paper develops a labour market matching model with heterogeneous firms, on-thejob search and referrals. Social … capital is endogenous, so that better connected workers bargain higher wages for a given level of productivity. This is a … and forward other offers to their unemployed social contacts. Therefore, the average productivity of a referred worker is …

This paper empirically tests the role of search frictions in driving qualification mismatches in the labor market … are more pervasive than in more developed economies. Moreover, frictions related to search costs are a crucial determinant … interventions that improve worker-job matches with potential gains to wages and aggregate productivity. …

develop a theoretical search and matching model with two ethnic groups of workers (natives and immigrants), two search …In this study we investigate the link between the job search channels that workers use to find employment and the …

develop a theoretical search and matching model with two ethnic groups of workers (natives and immigrants), two search …In this study we investigate the link between the job search channels that workers use to find employment and the …

How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi …

How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi …

We analyze the impact of information frictions on workers' wages, contributing to the literature that tested search …

How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi …

How the internet affects job matching is not well understood due to a lack of data on job vacancies and quasi …