Data and Code for: Job Search and Hiring with Limited Information about Workseekers' Skills

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Eliana Carranza, World Bank; Robert Garlick, Duke University; Kate Orkin, University of Oxford; Neil Rankin, University of Stellenbosch

Version: View help for Version V2

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Project Description

Summary: This project measures job search and hiring in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 2016 and 2017 using data from surveys of firms and workseekers, field experiments with workseekers, choice experiments with firms, and a correspondence study with job applications.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      J23 Labor Demand
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      J41 Labor Contracts
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

Geographic Coverage: South Africa

Data Type(s): administrative records data; survey data

Methodology

Response Rate: 83-100% across different survey instruments.

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Published Versions

V2 [2023-06-28]

V1 [2022-11-02]

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