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Recruitment channel use and applicant arrival: An empirical analysis

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  • Piet Rietveld

    (Free University, Department of Regional Economics, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Cees Gorter

    (Free University, Department of Regional Economics, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Peter Nijkamp

    (Free University, Department of Regional Economics, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Giovanni Russo

    (Utrecht University, Department of Institutional Economics, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the recruitment behaviour of firms at the extensive margin; we empirically explore the relationship between employer search strategies and the number of applicants by means of (reduced form) two-equations simultaneous models. The empirical analysis is carried out on a rich micro data set on Dutch employer recruitment behaviour. Our empirical analysis reveals that the economic conditions prevailing on the labour market influence employer search activity at the extensive margin. In particular, we see that in tight (slack) labour markets characterised by excess demand (supply) of labour, the flow of applicants is smaller (larger). Employers react to the shortage (excess) of applicants by using more (less) often advertisements. This recruitment channel appears to trigger a significantly larger flow of applicants.

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  • Piet Rietveld & Cees Gorter & Peter Nijkamp & Giovanni Russo, 2000. "Recruitment channel use and applicant arrival: An empirical analysis," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 25(4), pages 673-697.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:25:y:2000:i:4:p:673-697
    Note: received: December 1997/Final version received: June 2000
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    1. Jos van Ommeren & Giovanni Russo, 2014. "Firm Recruitment Behaviour: Sequential or Non-sequential Search?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 76(3), pages 432-455, June.
    2. Myoung-jae Lee & Pao-Li Chang, 2007. "Avoiding arbitrary exclusion restrictions using ratios of reduced-form estimates," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 339-357, September.
    3. Arthur Schram & Jordi Brandts & Klarita Gërxhani, 2007. "Information Networks and Worker Recruitment," Working Papers 316, Barcelona School of Economics.
    4. Hassink, Wolter & Russo, Giovanni, 2010. "The Glass Door: The Gender Composition of Newly-Hired Workers Across Hierarchical Job Levels," IZA Discussion Papers 4858, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    recruitment · labour demand;

    JEL classification:

    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs

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