MPC Member Publications

This database contains a listing of population studies publications written by MPC Members. Anyone can add a publication by an MPC student, faculty, or staff member to this database; new citations will be reviewed and approved by MPC administrators.

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Title: What's the Inside Scoop? Challenges in the Supply and Demand for Information on Employers Teacher Pay Reform and Productivity: Panel Data Evidence from Adoptions of Q-Comp in Minnesota View project Using machine learning to translate applicant work histor

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2020

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3596666

Abstract: Workers struggle to understand prospective employers. Through experienced workers' volunteered reviews, Glassdoor is a platform that seeks to provide information about prospective employers to jobseekers. We find that the content most valuable to job-seekers (negative information) is the kind most risky to supply, pointing to a Catch-22. Higher ratings increase labor supply to less well-known firms, creating an incentive for smaller firms to discourage negative reviews. Concerns about employer retaliation discourage negative reviews and motivate employees who do disclose to conceal aspects of their identity, degrading the information's value. Reputation institutions provide valuable but partial solutions to workers' information problems. JEL: J3, J28, D83, J62.

Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342259383

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Authors: Sockin, Jason; Sojourner, Aaron J; Benson, Alan; Borowsky, Jonathan; Chamberlain, Andrew; Giuliano, Laura; Horton, John; Naidu, Suresh; Sinclair, Tara; Rose, Imona; Sher, Itai; Stuart, Bryan; Wozniak, Abigail; Zhao, Daniel

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