Do employers change job offers in their online job ads to facilitate search?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 1
Pages: 46-48

Authors (2)

Brencic, Vera (University of Alberta) Norris, John B. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Data from Monster.com reveal that most employers do not change the offered wage or job requirements in job ads while their ads are posted on the online job board. Only changes in requirements are associated with the employers' search costs.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:1:p:46-48
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24