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Corporate Social Responsibility as a Signal in the Labor Market

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  • Eldar Dadon

    (BGU)

  • Marie Claire Villeval

    (Université Lumière Lyon 2, Université Jean- Monnet Saint-Etienne, emlyon business school, GATE, 69007, Lyon, France)

  • Ro’i Zultan

    (BGU)

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  • Eldar Dadon & Marie Claire Villeval & Ro’i Zultan, 2025. "Corporate Social Responsibility as a Signal in the Labor Market," Working Papers 2515, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Economics.
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    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
    • M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics

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