The Impact of Pay Transparency in Job Postings on the Labor Market

Pay transparency laws are viewed as a means to reduce wage inequality by increasing transparency among incumbent workers. However, few studies have estimated the effects of pay transparency in job postings on the labor market. Economists Simon Quach and David Arnold, in collaboration with Bladi Taska of Lightcast, will examine the labor market effects of disclosing salary information in job postings. They will analyze data from Glassdoor and Lightcast and administrative matched employer-employee data from the state of Colorado for their study.