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Decomposing Recruitment Elasticity in Job Matching

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  • Kambayashi, Ryo

    (Musashi University)

  • Kawaguchi, Kohei

    (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)

  • Otani, Suguru

    (University of Tokyo)

Abstract

This study estimates and decomposes recruitment elasticity, a key measure of employer market power, across job-matching stages using data from Japan's largest job-matching intermediary. On average, recruitment elasticity is negative but not statistically significantly different from zero. However, this masks heterogeneity across stages. The negative elasticity arises from lower-wage workers avoiding higher-wage vacancies during inquiry. Posted wages positively influence application, interview attendance, and offer acceptance decisions, with elasticity decreasing in that order. Other important patterns are also examined.

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  • Kambayashi, Ryo & Kawaguchi, Kohei & Otani, Suguru, 2025. "Decomposing Recruitment Elasticity in Job Matching," IZA Discussion Papers 17613, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    market power of employers; monopsony; job matching intermediary; recruitment elasticity; inquiry; application; interview; offer; control function approach;
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    JEL classification:

    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J42 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General

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