Asymmetric information on noncognitive skills in the Indian labor market: an experiment in online job portal
This paper examines the impact of noncognitive (socio-emotional) skills on job market outcomes, using a randomized control trial implemented in an online job portal in India. Job seekers who registered in the portal were asked to take a Big-Five type personality test and, for a random subsample of the test takers, the results were displayed to potential employers. The outcomes are measured by whether a potential employer shortlisted a job seeker by opening (unlocking) his/her application and background information. The results show that the treatment group for whom test results were shown gene... Show more
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Published: Washington, District of Columbia, World Bank, 2018
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 25 p.
Access item: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/782031522089044751/Asymmetric-information-on-noncognitive-skills-in-the-Indian-labor-market-an-experiment-in-online-job-portal
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