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Informing Overconfident and Insecure Job Seekers

Awarded External Scholars
Philip Kircher
Cornell University
Michele Belot
Cornell University
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$199,096
Summary

Expectations about job finding tend to be biased as job seekers over or underestimate their labor market prospects. Overconfident individuals may forgo realistic opportunities to apply for jobs beyond their reach, extending their job search while underconfident individuals may only search and apply for jobs that have lower wages, missing out on better opportunities. Economists Philip Kircher and Michele Belot will evaluate an intervention that aims to help job seekers better identify well-fitting job opportunities. They will conduct a randomized control trial for their study.

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