Does online search crowd out traditional search and improve matching efficiency? Evidence from Craigslist

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-303

  Kroft, Kory ^a   Pope, Devin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84897790311     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673374     Document Type: Article

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