Why Do Employers Use Selection Tests? Evidence from British Workplaces
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- Barron, John M & Bishop, John, 1985. "Extensive Search, Intensive Search, and Hiring Costs: New Evidence on Employer Hiring Activity," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 23(3), pages 363-382, July.
- Canice Prendergast, 1999. "The Provision of Incentives in Firms," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 37(1), pages 7-63, March.
- Barron, John M & Berger, Mark C & Black, Dan A, 1997. "Employer Search, Training, and Vacancy Duration," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 35(1), pages 167-192, January.
- Jenkins, Andrew, 2001. "Companies use of psychometric testing and the changing demand for skills: a review of the literature," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19541, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Barron, John M & Black, Dan A & Loewenstein, Mark A, 1989. "Job Matching and On-the-Job Training," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 7(1), pages 1-19, January.
- Andrew Jenkins, 2001. "Companies use of psychometric testing and the changing demand for skills: A review of the literature," CEE Discussion Papers 0012, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE.
- Harvie Ramsay & Dora Scholarios & Bill Harley, 2000. "Employees and High‐Performance Work Systems: Testing inside the Black Box," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 38(4), pages 501-531, December.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Andrew Jenkins & Alison Wolf, 2002. "The Growth of Psychometric Testing for Selection Why Has Test Use Increased,Will Growth Continue, and What Does This Mean for Education?," CEE Discussion Papers 0029, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Jenkins, Andrew & Wolf, Alison, 2002. "Why do employers use selection tests? Evidence from British workplaces," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19503, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert Dur, 2008.
"Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector,"
Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(525), pages 171-191, January.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert Dur, 2008. "Incentives and Workers’ Motivation in the Public Sector," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(525), pages 171-191, January.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert Dur, 2004. "Incentives and Workers’ Motivation in the Public Sector," CESifo Working Paper Series 1223, CESifo.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert Dur, 2004. "Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 04-060/1, Tinbergen Institute.
- Oyer, Paul & Schaefer, Scott, 2011.
"Personnel Economics: Hiring and Incentives,"
Handbook of Labor Economics, in: O. Ashenfelter & D. Card (ed.), Handbook of Labor Economics, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 20, pages 1769-1823,
Elsevier.
- Paul Oyer & Scott Schaefer, 2010. "Personnel Economics: Hiring and Incentives," NBER Working Papers 15977, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Petri Böckerman & Alex Bryson & Pekka Ilmakunnas, 2013.
"Does high involvement management lead to higher pay?,"
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 176(4), pages 861-885, October.
- Dr Alex Bryson, 2011. "Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 376, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
- Böckerman, Petri & Bryson, Alex & Ilmakunnas, Pekka, 2011. "Does high involvement management lead to higher pay?," MPRA Paper 28711, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Petri Böckerman & Alex Bryson & Pekka Ilmakunnas, 2012. "Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?," Working Papers 1285, Tampere University, Faculty of Management and Business, Economics.
- Böckerman, Petri & Bryson, Alex & Ilmakunnas, Pekka, 2011. "Does high involvement management lead to higher pay?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 38575, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Alex Bryson & Petri Böckerman & Pekka Ilmakunnas, 2011. "Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay?," CEP Discussion Papers dp1046, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Chih-Ching Teng & Clayton W. Barrows, 2009. "Service orientation: antecedents, outcomes, and implications for hospitality research and practice," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(10), pages 1413-1435, May.
- Vegard Skirbekk, 2004.
"Age and Individual Productivity: A Literature Survey,"
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, vol. 2(1), pages 133-154.
- Vegard Skirbekk, 2003. "Age and individual productivity: a literature survey," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2003-028, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
- repec:eee:labchp:v:3:y:1999:i:pb:p:2373-2437 is not listed on IDEAS
- Böckerman, Petri & Bryson, Alex & Ilmakunnas, Pekka, 2012.
"Does high involvement management improve worker wellbeing?,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 84(2), pages 660-680.
- Böckerman, Petri & Bryson, Alex & Ilmakunnas, Pekka, 2011. "Does high involvement management improve worker wellbeing?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121759, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Böckerman, Petri & Bryson, Alex & Ilmakunnas, Pekka, 2011. "Does high involvement management improve worker wellbeing?," MPRA Paper 33847, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Dr Alex Bryson, 2011. "Does High Involvement Management Improve Worker Wellbeing?," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 380, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
- Alex Bryson & Petri Böckerman & Pekka Ilmakunnas, 2011. "Does High Involvement Management Improve Worker Wellbeing?," CEP Discussion Papers dp1095, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Petri Böckerman & Alex Bryson & Pekka Ilmakunnas, 2012. "Does High Involvement Management Improve Worker Wellbeing?," Working Papers 1286, Tampere University, Faculty of Management and Business, Economics.
- Lars Behrenz, 2001.
"Who Gets the Job and Why? an Explorative Study of Employers'recruitment Behavior,"
Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(2), pages 255-278, November.
- Lars Behrenz, 2001. "Who Gets The Job And Why? An Explorative Study Of Employersâ’ Recruitment Behavior," Journal of Applied Economics, Universidad del CEMA, vol. 4, pages 255-278, November.
- Holzer, Harry & Neumark, David, 1999.
"Are Affirmative Action Hires Less Qualified? Evidence from Employer-Employee Data on New Hires,"
Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 17(3), pages 534-569, July.
- H. Holzer & D. Neumark, "undated". "Are affirmative action hires less qualified? Evidence from employer-employee data on new hires," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1113-96, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
- Harry Holzer & David Neumark, 1996. "Are Affirmative Action Hires Less Qualified? Evidence from Employer-Employee Data on New Hires," NBER Working Papers 5603, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Dan A. Black & Lars Skipper & Jeffrey A. Smith & Jeffrey Andrew Smith, 2023. "Firm Training," CESifo Working Paper Series 10268, CESifo.
- Francesco Zanetti & Konstantinos Theodoridis, 2018.
"State Dependence in Labor Market Fluctuations: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications,"
Economics Series Working Papers
856, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
- Carlo Pizzinelli & Konstantinos Theodoridis & Francesco Zanetti, 2018. "State Dependence in Labor Market Fluctuations: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications," Discussion Papers 1822, Centre for Macroeconomics (CFM).
- Carlo Pizzinelli & Konstantinos Theodoridis & Francesco Zanetti, 2018. "State Dependence in Labor Market Fluctuations: Evidence,Theory, and Policy Implications," BCAM Working Papers 1801, Birkbeck Centre for Applied Macroeconomics.
- Carlo Pizzinelli & Konstantinos Theodoridis & Francesco Zanetti, 2019. "State Dependence in Labor Market Fluctuations: Evidence, Theory, and Policy Implications," IMES Discussion Paper Series 19-E-03, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan.
- Pizzinelli, Carlo & Theodoridis, Konstantinos & Zanetti, Francesco, 2018. "State dependence in labor market fluctuations: evidence, theory, and policy implications," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 90380, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2014.
"Why is Old Workers’ Labor Market more Volatile? Unemployment Fluctuations over the Life-Cycle,"
TEPP Working Paper
2014-03, TEPP.
- Hairault, Jean-Olivier & Langot, François & Sopraseuth, Thepthida, 2014. "Why is Old Workers' Labor Market More Volatile? Unemployment Fluctuations over the Life-Cycle," IZA Discussion Papers 8076, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2014. "Why is Old Workers' Labor Market more Volatile? Unemployment Fluctuations over the Life-Cycle," Working Papers halshs-00972291, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2014. "Why is Old Workers' Labor Market more Volatile? Unemployment Fluctuations over the Life-Cycle," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00972291, HAL.
- Albertini, Julien & Hairault, Jean Olivier, 2016. "Aggregate employment, job polarization and inequalities: A transatlantic perspective," SFB 649 Discussion Papers 2016-014, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk.
- Hairault, Jean-Olivier & Langot, Francois & Sopraseuth, Thepthida, 2019.
"Unemployment fluctuations over the life cycle,"
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 334-352.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2018. "Unemployment fluctuations over the life cycle," Working Papers halshs-01922680, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2019. "Unemployment Fluctuations Over the Life Cycle," Working Papers hal-01984987, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2019. "Unemployment fluctuations over the life cycle," Post-Print halshs-02103164, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2019. "Unemployment Fluctuations Over the Life Cycle," PSE Working Papers hal-01984987, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2019. "Unemployment fluctuations over the life cycle," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-02103164, HAL.
- Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot & Thepthida Sopraseuth, 2018. "Unemployment Fluctuations Over the Life Cycle," TEPP Working Paper 2018-11, TEPP.
- Eriksson, Stefan, 2002. "Imperfect information, wage formation, and the employability of the unemployed," Working Paper Series 2002:17, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
- Galindo-Rueda, Fernando, 2003.
"Employer Learning and Schooling-Related Statistical Discrimination in Britain,"
IZA Discussion Papers
778, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Galindo-Rueda, Fernando, 2003. "Employer learning and schooling-related statistical discrimination in Britain," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 19491, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Fernando Galindo-Rueda, 2003. "Employer Learning and Schooling-Related Statistical Discrimination in Britain," CEE Discussion Papers 0031, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE.
- Galindo-Rueda, Fernando, 2003. "Employer Learning and Schooling-Related Statistical Discrimination in Britain," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 82, Royal Economic Society.
- Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, 2014.
"Credit, Vacancies and Unemployment Fluctuations,"
Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 17(2), pages 191-205, April.
- Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, 2008. "Credit, Vacancies and Unemployment Fluctuations," 2008 Meeting Papers 640, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, 2009. "Credit, Vacancies and Unemployment Fluctuations," GSIA Working Papers 2009-E27, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business.
- Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, 2013. "Code and data files for "Credit, Vacancies and Unemployment Fluctuations"," Computer Codes 12-42, Review of Economic Dynamics.
- Delfgaauw, Josse & Dur, Robert, 2007.
"Signaling and screening of workers' motivation,"
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 62(4), pages 605-624, April.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert A.J. Dur, 2002. "Signaling and Screening of Workers' Motivation," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 02-050/3, Tinbergen Institute, revised 04 Mar 2005.
- Josse Delfgaauw & Robert Dur, 2003. "Signaling and Screening of Workers' motivation," CESifo Working Paper Series 1099, CESifo.
- Garey Ramey, 2008. "Exogenous vs. Endogenous Separation," 2008 Meeting Papers 466, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Ryan Chahrour & Sanjay K. Chugh & Tristan Potter, 2023.
"Anticipated productivity and the labor market,"
Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 14(3), pages 897-934, July.
- Ryan Chahrour & Sanjay Chugh & Tristan Potter, 2020. "Anticipated Productivity and the Labor Market," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 992, Boston College Department of Economics.
Corrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:cep:ceedps:0027. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: the person in charge (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/cee-discussion-papers/ .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.