Do recruiters prefer applicants with similar skills? Evidence from a randomized natural experiment

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-20

  Bagues, Manuel ^a   Perez Villadoniga, Maria J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hiring; Randomized natural experiment; Similar to me effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856049433     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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