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Information, mobile communication, and referral effects

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This paper uses the universe of cellphone records from a Chinese telecommunication provider for a northern Chinese city to examine the role of information exchange in urban labor markets. We provide the first direct evidence of increased communication among referral pairs around job changes. Informa...

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Main Authors: Barwick, Panle Jia, Liu, Yanyan, Patacchini, Eleonora, Wu, Qi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Economic Association 2023
Subjects:
records
labour market
mobile data collection
urban areas
telecommunications
information exchange
information and communication technologies
digital technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140408
Summary:This paper uses the universe of cellphone records from a Chinese telecommunication provider for a northern Chinese city to examine the role of information exchange in urban labor markets. We provide the first direct evidence of increased communication among referral pairs around job changes. Information provided by social contacts mitigates information asymmetry and improves labor market performance. (JEL D82, J62, O18, P23, P25, R23, Z13)

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