Tag
match_quality
6 findings
Labour & employmentIntermediary Familiarity PremiumNet permanent hiring gains were entirely concentrated among firms with prior agency contact (+0.124 permanent hires of registered jobseekers, p = 0.021; +0.116 quality hires staying off unemployment for >=12 months, p = 0.045), whereas firms without baseline contact experienced no significant hiring impact (-0.005 hires, p = 0.435).RCTLabour & employmentLong-Term Job Retention Matching in Counseling ProgramsPublic intensive counseling increased the probability of finding a job lasting at least six months by 34% (a 7.2 percentage point increase over the counterfactual). Private intensive counseling increased lasting job placement by 27% (a 5.0 percentage point increase).RCTLabour & employmentMatch Quality Optimization via Noise ReductionWorkshop skill certification increased the longest completed employment tenure by 1.2 months (a 10% increase over the 11.85-month control mean, p < 0.10), increased skill utilization in current jobs by 8.2 percentage points (p < 0.05), and raised earnings conditional on employment by 370.4 ETB (a 15% increase, p < 0.05).RCTLabour & employmentMulti-Dimensional Skill Portfolio Signaling44% of participants scored in the top performance band for at least one skill, while only 10% scored in the lower half across all skills; as a result, earnings for the certified group strictly stochastically dominated control earnings.RCTLabour & employmentPost-Probation Match DurabilityFirms receiving combined advertising and verification services were 11 percentage points (73 percent) more likely to still employ their online portal hire 6 months post-posting compared to comparison firms.RCTLabour & employmentProbationary Trial Period ScreeningCombining PES pre-screening with statutory trial periods resulted in a 14% increase in hires who remained off unemployment registers for at least 12 months (0.046 quality hires, p < 0.01), showing that 100% of the net permanent contract hiring increase successfully survived probation.RCT