TY  - JOUR
AB  - We explore the relationship between firms' characteristics and recruitment strategies. We present a search theoretic model with two search channels: a costly formal channel and a costless informal channel (referrals). We empirically test the model predictions and find that: larger firms search more formally; firms search more formally for high‐skilled workers; the positive relationship between firm's size and formal search intensity also holds for firms not using referrals; firms using referrals invest less into formal search compared to firms not using referrals; larger firms hire less often by referrals than smaller firms; and larger search effort leads to more applicants.
DA  - 2020
DO  - 10.1111/iere.12477
KW  - etace_network_formation
KW  - etace_labour_economics
LA  - eng
IS  - 4
PY  - 2020
SN  - 0020-6598
T2  - International Economic Review
TI  - Formal Search and Referrals from a Firm's Perspective
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29455643
Y2  - 2024-11-22T05:18:23
ER  -