Does standardized information in online markets disproportionately benefit job applicants from less developed countries?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Agrawal, Ajay ^a   Lacetera, Nicola ^a   Lyons, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital markets; Information standardization; Trade in services

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTERNET; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 85008686491     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: 18730353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2016.08.003     Document Type: Article

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