Signals in two-sided search

We introduce signals to search models of two-sided matching markets and explore the implications for efficiency. In a labour market model in which firms can advertise wages and workers can choose effort, we find that advertisements can help overcome the Diamond paradox. Advertisements fix workers�...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poeschel, Friedrich Gerd
Other Authors: Keller, Godfrey : Postel-Vinay, Fabien
Published: University of Oxford 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.567826