Data and Code for: Hiring Frictions and the Promise of Online Job Portals: Evidence from India

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) A. Nilesh Fernando, University of Notre Dame; Niharika Singh, Columbia University; Gabriel Tourek, University of Pittsburgh

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Project Citation: 

Fernando, A. Nilesh, Singh, Niharika , and Tourek, Gabriel . Data and Code for: Hiring Frictions and the Promise of Online Job Portals: Evidence from India. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-11-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E187121V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary These files contain data and code for the article: "Hiring Frictions and the Promise of Online Job Portals: Evidence from India."

Article Abstract: Despite the growing prominence of online job portals, firms remain reluctant to hire outside traditional recruitment networks. We find that experimentally providing firms with a combination of advertising and the ability to verify an applicant's identity increases portal-based hiring by 68% and the likelihood of filling a vacancy by 11%. Advertising attracts more skilled applicants, while verification services allow employers to screen unfamiliar applicants. Portal-based hires are retained beyond the standard assessment period, suggesting they are well-suited to the vacancies. Firms assigned only advertising also attract more skilled applicants, but neither this intervention nor providing verification services alone increases hiring.



Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms firms; online job portals; screening; hiring frictions
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J23 Labor Demand
      L86 Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
      M51 Personnel Economics: Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Bengaluru, India
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 11/2018 – 7/2020
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 11/2018 – 7/2020
Universe:  View help for Universe Experimental sample of firms recruited from an Indian job portal 
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; survey data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source
  • Firm surveys, original data collection by the authors, 2018-2020
  • Administrative data from QuikrJobs portal for the experimental sample, 2018-2020
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation firm, job posting/vacancy

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