Does online search improve the match quality of new hires?

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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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 21-002

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; Publicly Provided Goods: General ; Telecommunications ; Single Equation Models: Single Variables: Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
• Subject: Matching ; online search ; information frictions ; recruiting channels

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gürtzgen, Nicole ; Lochner, Benjamin ; Pohlan, Laura ; van den Berg, Gerard J.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/229141
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET