Does online search improve the match quality of new hires?


Gürtzgen, Nicole ; Lochner, Benjamin ; Pohlan, Laura ; Berg, Gerard J. van den


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URL: https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/58951
URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-589516
Document Type: Working paper
Year of publication: 2021
The title of a journal, publication series: ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume: 21-002
Place of publication: Mannheim
Publication language: English
Institution: Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series: Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject: 330 Economics
Classification: JEL: J64 , H40 , L96 , C26,
Keywords (English): Matching , online search , information frictions , recruiting channels
Abstract: This paper studies the effects of the high-speed internet expansion on the match quality of new hires. They combine data on internet availability at the local level with German individual register and vacancy data. Results show that internet availability has no major impact on the stability of new matches and their wages. The authors confirm these findings using vacancy data, by explicitly comparing match outcomes of online and non-online recruits. Further results show that online recruiting not only raises the number of applicants and the share of unsuitable candidates per vacancy, but also induces employers to post more vacancies.




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