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- Title
Informal Referrals, Employment, and Wages: Seeking Causal Relationships.
- Authors
Diaz, Ana Maria
- Abstract
Employers and job seekers rely extensively on informal referrals to fill vacancies or to find a job. The widespread use of job contacts has been largely associated with labor outcomes, such as finding a job or even affecting wages. This paper explores whether the use of informal referrals on the job search process affects labor market outcomes of Colombian urban workers. Results indicate that informal referrals are slightly more successful than other job search strategies in term of job seeker's placement. However, referred workers earn in average less than their non-referred counterparts. Yet, this is only true in formal-sector positions.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; JOB hunting; EMPLOYEE selection; EMPLOYMENT references; JOB vacancies; CAUSATION (Philosophy); UNEMPLOYMENT insurance
- Publication
LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics & Industrial Relations, 2012, Vol 26, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1121-7081
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9914.2011.00540.x