Recruitment Effort Substitution
Treatment reduced firm-initiated candidate search efforts by 76% (-0.841 potential matches per vacancy, p < 0.01) and decreased organic jobseeker applications by 39% (-2.670 applications per vacancy, p < 0.01).
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Search Effort Substitution
Treatment vacancies saw a 76% reduction in firm-initiated candidate CV database searches (0.84 fewer matches from a control mean of 1.102, p < 0.01) and a 39% reduction in direct jobseeker applications (2.67 fewer applications from a control mean of 6.862, p < 0.01), proving firms actively delegate sourcing labor to public employment counselors.
Sobering Belief Shock
Market exposure reduced worker reservation wages by 6.6% (p < 0.10) and wage mismatch by 4.2% (p < 0.10), while increasing job board visits by 3.01 visits (p < 0.05); treated firms increased professional vacancy advertising by 12 percentage points (p < 0.01) and job board recruitment by 9.6 percentage points (p < 0.05).
Three-Channel Search Effort Disaggregation
Control vacancies received 3.588 caseworker matches, 1.102 firm-initiated candidate searches, and 6.862 organic jobseeker applications; treatment reduced firm search effort by 0.841 matches (p < 0.01) and organic jobseeker applications by 2.670 (p < 0.01).